Disturbing Facts About Voting in the USA
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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America was once the land of freedom and democracy. It was the beacon in the storm; the pathfinder who led the world to a greater, more open system of government based on policies of transparency and integrity. Politicians would hit the old campiagn trail, bringing promises of a ham on every table, and tax cuts for all, while promising to make life better.People would line the streets and wave their little flags as the president's convoy would drive by; the open air refreshing for the leader of the free world, as he drove by his numerous supporters and lovers of democracy and freedom.
A single shot and it all died.
The ideas of the sixties died one fateful night in 1969 and the new era set in and it was followed up by some progress, but, the conservatives began to look favourable.
Corruption became normal. Long, drawn out wars were the downfall of presidents.
History repeats itself and the very values that America one held dear are shoved aside in the name of corruption and the seeking of power.
80% of all votes in America are counted by only two companies: Diebold and ES&S.
Scary little thought, isn't it?
Your vote has no paper trail...
Diebold's new touch screen voting machines have no paper trail of any votes. In other words, there is no way to verify that the data coming out of the machine is the same as what was legitimately put in by voters.
...and depsite that you may have voted democrat even though you're living in Florida...
All -- not some -- but all the voting machine errors detected and reported in Florida went in favor of Bush or Republican candidates.
Such a lovely system isn't it? It's so comforting to know that after all these years; after all the fights that America has fought in the name of integrity and freedom that the nation is no further ahead than it was many, many years ago. It tries to deny it, but, the flaws exist.
America is always at the forefront of any international effort to spread democracy and monitor the elections in other nations, yet...
None of the international election observers were allowed in the polls in Ohio.
Ah yes, do as I say, not as I do.
There is no federal agency with regulatory authority or oversight of the U.S. voting machine industry.
Nevertheless, Americans put their faith into these machines and wonder why many international people think that democracy is failing in America.
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