The problem with netcom's mailer is making it difficult to make the final reply by editing a copy of Blake's letter, but I'd like to comment briefly here. Blake said that what VA does is dishonest & confused. But count methods don't have those human attributes. It's typical, however, for people who are all confused about voting systems and standards to believe that anything based on a standard other than theirs must be incorrect or based on some logical flaw or confusion. Twits with that conceit are commonly encountered in voting system discussion. Mike
