How has this very important and anti-democratic aspect of our current elections escaped the attention of our fellow Americans?
There has been an effort, pushed along by the e-voting industry, to redirect
arguments away from our inalienable rights and over to mechanics. In other words,
instead of stating that the public has a right to see and authenticate every
step of the election, we're told that having a "paper trail" will
"ensure that elections are accurate and free of fraud."
Simply having a paper trail, or even hand counting all the ballots does nothing
at all to restore our right to public controls if performed by government insiders
behind closed doors.
Public elections, after all, are the consummation of our inalienable right to
liberty. Whether we are talking about antitrust investigations or missing absentee
ballots or strange impossible numbers, in every case we should insert the
rights framework for our concerns. And using that framework means consistently
using the words "public" and "right" in our communications.
Anything you'd like to add, Bev?
Thank you, Joan, for the opportunity to address these issues.
Thank you, Bev, for talking with me and for your tireless work as election
watchdog. All American voters, regardless of their political views, are in your debt.
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Part one of my interview with Bev
Black Box Voting website:http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
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