How Many Countries Would Permit These Antics?

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July 29, 2004

 

How Many Countries Would Permit These Antics?

 

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'A spokesman for Gov. Jeb Bush accused those seeking

audits of trying to " undermine voters' confidence, "

and declared, " The governor has every confidence in

the Department of State and the Division of

Elections. " ' NY Times

 

The mere fact that Jeb Bush will not permit

independent checking of voting machines in Florida

should automatically invalidate Florida election

results. The mere fact of ANY state refusing to ensure

a paper trail of its voting machines should

automatically invalidate that state's elections.

 

Furthermore,the mere fact of voting results being put

into the hands of a commercial corporation rather than

bi-party government people should also invalidate an

election. It's only common sense.

 

It's inconceivable that any sane country would permit

even the possibility of infringement of the integrity

of its elections. What possible reason could there be

for not ensuring complete transparency of voting

results, except for corruption? Give me another

plausible reason?

 

That line about corporate secrets cannot be applied to

ELECTION RESULTS. How disingenuous can you get?

Democracy is not a commercial product. There is no

relationship between manufacturers and democracy. They

are two entirely separate things. The free market, if

there is one, is a nice thing, but it doesn't

guarantee honest election results. That's not its

purpose, and it should not be assumed that it can bear

that burden.

 

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