OpEdNews » Investigative Report - Part Two in the Moonshine Elections Series

Former Lawyer, current Business Consultant,history buff, Christian, father of 2 sons and a supporter of democratic government.
ArchieFormer Lawyer, current Business Consultant,history buff, Christian, father of 2 sons and a supporter of democratic government.

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So what are you saying? That the Ozarks are cram full of stupid people who vote these cretins in? We already knew that. In a democracy you get the government you deserve so let them roost in their own offal!

by Archie (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1336 comments) on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 12:06:11 PM

Bev Harris is executive director of Black Box Voting, Inc. an advocacy group committed to restoring citizen oversight to elections.
Bev HarrisBev Harris is executive director of Black Box Voting, Inc. an advocacy group committed to restoring citizen oversight to elections.

Since Missouri is part of the Ozarks, you missed the point

The article holds the Missouri anti-nepotism laws up as a GOOD example, and shows the Kentucky laws as a dreadful example.

This article highlights amazing work done by Kentucky citizens and a courageous and important stand taken by a Kentucky deputy who ran for sheriff.

The two points above would indicate that the conclusion you have tried to make is incorrect. The "point" of the article is that first, computerized elections force citizens to trust government insiders, a peculiar concept indeed in a democratic system, and second, that this "trust-based" model falls apart altogether when you have family members and crooks running the system.

This article proves that there is a real issue with family members holding inside position. The next article in the series will prove that insiders have been found to be crooks.

Bev Harris

by Bev Harris (81 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 22 comments) on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 1:14:05 PM