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"Dobbs: Voting machines put U.S. democracy at risk"
CNN ^ | 21 September 2006 | Lou Dobbs

Posted on 01/18/2007 6:22:19 AM PST by lifelong_republican

"As of right now, there is little assurance your vote will count..."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: america; americans; dobbs; favorsratsdobbsisfor; loudobbs; representation; vote
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Things haven't changed since then, either, except that the main testing lab was found to be doing shoddy work that had been kept hidden, and an 'election' occurred in which Republicans had to watch machines switch their votes to Democrat candidates.

Real Americans insist on real ballots.

1 posted on 01/18/2007 6:22:21 AM PST by lifelong_republican
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To: lifelong_republican

It was the media among others who called for a reform of the system.

They don't deserve to have it both ways.


2 posted on 01/18/2007 6:23:18 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)
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To: lifelong_republican

One-trick pony.


3 posted on 01/18/2007 6:23:20 AM PST by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: lifelong_republican

Real ballots like they used in Chicago and West Virginia when Kennedy was elected?


4 posted on 01/18/2007 6:24:40 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

I am not sure what you mean.


5 posted on 01/18/2007 6:25:37 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: facedown

If it's all you can do, it's all you can do.

Any issue you could name will be moot without the vote.


6 posted on 01/18/2007 6:26:23 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: lifelong_republican

I still find it interesting that we didn't hear the standard whining about "rigged" voting machines from the democrats after this past election.


7 posted on 01/18/2007 6:27:03 AM PST by alicewonders
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To: AppyPappy

Past abuses of election processes don't justify acceptance of worse abuses now or in the future.


8 posted on 01/18/2007 6:27:08 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: alicewonders

It was the Republicans who lost.


9 posted on 01/18/2007 6:27:37 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: lifelong_republican
"As of right now, there is little assurance your vote will count..."

Well, yes...but that's been true since at least 1960, and has nothing to do with voting machines. ;)

10 posted on 01/18/2007 6:28:23 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ("When the government is invasive, the people are wanting." -- Tao Te Ching)
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To: lifelong_republican

You don't remember all the media activists who got upset after the 2000 election and wanted the system changed?

Now they're trying to have it both ways.


11 posted on 01/18/2007 6:28:31 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing (Linux, the #2 OS. Mac, the #3 OS. That's why Picasa is on Linux and not Mac.)
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To: lifelong_republican

You know Florida 2000 - had to change something punch cards were no longer any good. So now we are here - and they are still complaining.

Besides its not as easy to stuff an electronic ballot box.

Until we reach the point of the USSR where there is no useful purpose of an election then the leftist media like CNN will not be happy.


12 posted on 01/18/2007 6:29:53 AM PST by Sir Hailstone (http://digitalfarmers.blogspot.com - ALERT! STOP INDIANA'S GUN BANS HB1089 AND HB1090 NOW!!!)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

What do you mean by "both ways"?

Without a real ballot, not one of us has a real vote.


13 posted on 01/18/2007 6:30:47 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: lifelong_republican
I am not sure what you mean.

He's referring to Florida 2000 where the Dems complained of hanging chads, butterfly ballots etcetera...

14 posted on 01/18/2007 6:31:45 AM PST by Red Steel
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Computer scientists have done studies showing that it's much easier to tamper with elections via electronics, as well as more concealable.


15 posted on 01/18/2007 6:31:48 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

The 'voting' machines make it more convenient for corrupt Democrats to rig elections and get away with it.


16 posted on 01/18/2007 6:32:33 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: lifelong_republican

That could easily be solved:

Mandatory 10 year prison term for anyone involved in tampering with any electronic voting machine for any election.

And then enforce it.


17 posted on 01/18/2007 6:33:09 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: lifelong_republican

Worse??? More like "the same". If you make it complicated enough, the precinct bosses in poor areas will mess it up.


18 posted on 01/18/2007 6:34:25 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Red Steel

Past problems with elections aren't an excuse to tolerate present and future problems, particularly not those of greater severity.


19 posted on 01/18/2007 6:34:34 AM PST by lifelong_republican (Valid Elections: The Idea of America)
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To: lifelong_republican

Another flip-flop from the left.


20 posted on 01/18/2007 6:34:39 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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