And On Second Thought, Feds Say New E-Voting Machines Need Backup... But Old Ones Can Stay
from the compromise-or-compromised dept
Remember yesterday how the Technical Guidelines Development Committee for the National Institute of Standards and Technology rejected the proposal to require "software independent" e-voting machines (such as ones that had a paper audit trail), claiming that it was just too much work to, you know, have integrity in our elections. However, today, the group got back together and came up with something of a compromise proposal that was accepted. The new proposal says that e-voting machines with a paper trail should be used, but will not decertify existing machines. Of course, while some may see this as a compromise solution, others may suggest that it's a compromise that compromises the integrity of the vote. If current e-voting machines are insecure and problematic (which there seems to be plenty of evidence to support), it shouldn't matter how much work or how expensive it is to replace.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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I couldnt agree more. We won't have a democracy until the democratic elections are restored.
I don't know what kind of government we have now, but it's certainly NOT the democracy we have been trying to spread.
For shame...
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"I don't know what kind of government we have now, . . . "
Yes you do - so do I. Just admit it, friend.
It's like any other illness - you have to admit you have it, and what it is, before you can apply a cure.
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The Cure is....
Revolt my patriotic friends!! Re-Declare our independance!
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We'll never have another revolution.
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Voting Machines
And just to clear it up once again, the US is a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy.A Republic is representative government ruled by law; in our case, the Constitution. A democracy is direct government ruled by the majority. A Republic recognizes the inalienable rights of individuals while democracies are only concerned with group wants or needs.
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#5, Stephanie, excellent clarification. Sometimes people need to be reminded of these things from time to time.
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