I don't think there is any great one-size-fits all solution to fraud except better organization, which was not present at Kerry headquarters in NM at least. I do think that demonstrated fraud should be prosecuted when possible. Pour encourager les autres :)
However, however. The question of the Diebold machines should be addressed by the progressive community. While I am not asserting that they were a factor in this election, it does occur to me that this is at least as possible an explanation as any other. Dana On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 15:43:34 -0500, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my district in MA it's still Pen and Paper voting. > > Each district/state controls its own voting process. So while I can watch > the aftermath carefully I've really no right to "protest" another districts > use of whatever machines they want. > > Personally I'm all for country-wide consistency in, at least, Federal > elections. But that's just not going to happen. > > As for the broader issue of fraud I don't think it has anything to do with > the machines. Both parties have lower forms of life in them that do this. > Throw away registrations, call voters with incorrect information about their > polling place or times and misrepresent the other party. > > It's vile, sickening and should be prosecuted more often (I believe that > federal election fixing is considered treason) but it's definitely not a > solely Republican issue. > > > > > Jim Davis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 3:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Voter Fraud? Why are the exit polls so wrong in Florida? > > Heh heh. > > You know what I don't understand? > Where were both of you when they were getting those electronic voting > machines? > > I know that it was in the news more than once. > > Did any of you request more information from their representatives? > Did you write in and let your voice be heard? > Did you try to organise some sort of resistance against the voting machines? > > And if not, then you know quite well how Bush was voted in, even if so many > people supposedly didn't want him there. > Because the party you supported/wanted to vote for didn't do enough either. > They just..'assumed' that American people would do the right thing. They > 'assumed' that people would realise the lies and the deceit > that they were fed and vote against that. > > What they should have assumed, is that the IQ of the average american isn't > over 100, so they should have assumed that they would > have to work a lot harder to get the message across. They didn't do it > right. > > The 'gun toting' 'zealots' 'fanatics' and 'maniacs' are just dumb,single > minded and passionate enough to fight for what they want, > and darn well let their voice be heard.They didn't want no darn faggots > getting married, and they made sure they put a candidate in > office who wouldn't let no faggots get married. They didn't want no body > killing no babies because the good lord says it's wrong, so > they made sure that they voted for that. > > And now that Bush is back in office these 'good' 'intelligent' people want > to leave America. > > It's amusing on both sides of the equation. > To me as an outsider looking in, it's very clear how and why bush was > re-elected.And so far all I've heard post election suggests > that in 2008, a Republican will be President again. > > -Gel > > -----Original Message----- > From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > yes. Investigation not litigation at this point, as the Democratic candidate > has conceded. Therefore it doesn't matter who won the > vote But I think we need more safeguards than this in the next election. > Also, Bernalillo County here is a poster child for why the strategy of > requesting an absentee ballot to create a paper trail does > not work > > Dana > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:134533 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
