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Paul Lehto practiced law in Washington State for 12 years in business law and consumer fraud, including most recently several years in election law, and is now a clean elections advocate. His forthcoming book is tentatively titled DEFENDING DEMOCRACY. In the past, I co-founded but am no longer an active participant in the San-Diego focused election rights organization Psephos, but I nonetheless recommend their work and reference their site here.
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Friday, September 25, 2009 at 9:19:01 AM
Article : "The Best Health 'Reform' Money Can Buy"
Many "universal" Care proposals protect insurance cows
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 1:19:57 PM
Article : "The Ultimate 2009 Commencement Address"
I approve this message
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 9:03:38 PM
Article : "Stewart Crucifies Cramer and Network Journalism"
Stewart not only demolished Cramer, he taught by EXAMPLE
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 8:08:21 AM
Article : "Germany bans computerized voting; will hand count in 2009"
Welcome to posting at opednews, yes it's a great Idea
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 8:50:30 PM
Article : "If you like sending cash through the mail, you'll LOVE vote"
As Harry Truman said, if efficiency/convenience is your goal
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 11:51:40 AM
Article : "If you like sending cash through the mail, you'll LOVE vote"
Yes, Freeman wrote it up on pp 75-79 but the study's mine
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 10:21:27 AM
Article : "If you like sending cash through the mail, you'll LOVE vote"
For continuing information on MN and other election topics
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 10:14:12 AM
Article : "If you like sending cash through the mail, you'll LOVE vote"
Good suggestion, may I use it?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 12:20:27 AM
Article : "If you like sending cash through the mail, you'll LOVE vote"
THe similarity between touchscreen DREs and optical scans
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 3:07:51 PM
Article : "Evidence of Republican Election Fraud in the Al Franken, Nor"
The M-100 Michigan story gets murkier, but still relevant
Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 1:14:13 PM
Poll : "Poll: So, Why Was This Election Not Stolen?"
Margin much bigger, don't believe over 1 in 3 didn't vote
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 3:07:31 PM
Article : "GOP Voter Reg Fraud EXPANDS to OUTRIGHT Document Forgery"
When citizens commit the crime, penalty much higher
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 10:56:50 PM
Article : "US Sup. Ct. Rules on Ohio 2008: Wants to See Vote Counts be"
Think of it as a whole series of OPTIONS, or as INSURANCE
Friday, October 17, 2008 at 7:25:04 PM
Article : "US Sup. Ct. Rules on Ohio 2008: Wants to See Vote Counts be"
Another Suit Filed in Ohio Supreme Ct on same thing today
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 10:56:54 PM
Article : "Lies, Damn Lies, and Polls"
Dems are underpolled, the supposedly suppressed unpolled
Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 7:40:24 AM
Article : "The Vapors of Economic Chaos: Why the Bailout Failed"
Cinderfella, I think that point is, if voting is the only
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 8:26:38 AM
Article : "Sheri Myers Strikes Again: Turdblossom Part 1"
Under a cloak of secrecy, or under a cloak of legality
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at 1:48:29 PM
Article : "The Vapors of Economic Chaos: Why the Bailout Failed"
Another core problem: Lack of clarity re principles
Monday, September 29, 2008 at 11:08:30 AM
Article : "Why the Bailout Vote May Fail"
Even the arguments in favor of it are bank robbery dynamics
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 9:52:58 PM
Article : ""Insulating Main Street from Wall Street" Means America's Ke"
on second thought F(ing)SOB isn't an improved acronym
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 8:44:48 PM
Article : ""Insulating Main Street from Wall Street" Means America's Ke"
Sure enough, in final draft they changed name to FSOB
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 8:37:13 PM
Article : ""Insulating Main Street from Wall Street" Means America's Ke"
American public needs a REASON to wakeup, now they got it
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 8:00:23 PM
Article : ""Insulating Main Street from Wall Street" Means America's Ke"
The 117 page text of the bill available at this link
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 6:01:54 PM
Article : ""Insulating Main Street from Wall Street" Means America's Ke"
You're welcome, "Fob Off" usually means palming off
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 2:50:55 PM
Quicklink : "Greg Palast: Rove Has Already Fixed the 2008 Election"
only SOME kinds of fraud DETECTABLE by exit polls
Friday, September 26, 2008 at 10:41:35 AM
Article : "Wondering Why We Are Bailing Out Those Banks?"
As a former consumer protection attorney circa 2000-2004
Monday, February 4, 2008 at 11:04:22 AM
Article : "What Happens When the People Lose the Power to Control Gover"
But for video, it's he said she said... but even then
Friday, February 1, 2008 at 5:09:07 PM
Article : "Another Open Letter to Senator John Edwards: It's Not Over U"
secret vote counting prohibited in all 50 states by...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 4:13:47 AM
Article : "Martin Luther King, Jr.: His Day and Today"
Beautifully written piece on MLK
Saturday, November 10, 2007 at 6:17:06 PM
Article : "OpEdNews Exclusive; Grover " Drown Govt. in a Bathtub" Norqu"
Comment bears some explanation (do you agree w/ Grover?)
Monday, October 15, 2007 at 9:27:49 AM
Quicklink : "Big Corporate Push: Corporations DEMAND that Americans Eat S"
Imagine incentives for corporations when crap "safe" 2 eat
Monday, July 16, 2007 at 9:25:05 PM
Article : "Sins of Our Fathers: Rebuilding with Ruthless Honesty"
Ultimately, people will realize voting is inalienable
Monday, July 16, 2007 at 7:25:42 PM
Article : "Sins of Our Fathers: Rebuilding with Ruthless Honesty"
Ruthless, but not fully informed on the positive points
Saturday, July 14, 2007 at 4:58:10 AM
Article : "Connecting the Dots? Rush Holt, HR 811, and Avante Internati"
A patent is a "negative" right to exclude others from making
Friday, July 13, 2007 at 12:06:59 PM
Article : "HR811: A Technoelection Dream with a Crippling Cost"
Example: Computerized Voting's Corporate PORK & Vendor Dream
Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 1:27:57 PM
Article : "Defending the Freedoms of July 4, 1776: America's Hope for t"
Responding to BluePilgrim's interesting points here
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 11:06:22 PM
Article : "Defending the Freedoms of July 4, 1776: America's Hope for t"
Michael Green full of it on Declaration of Indep & Property
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 10:39:02 PM
Article : "Defending the Freedoms of July 4, 1776: America's Hope for t"
Name the ideal, name the violation
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 10:30:19 PM
Article : "Defending the Freedoms of July 4, 1776: America's Hope for t"
Every war is "for peace" and for "good" all thru history
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 8:56:52 PM
Article : "Defending the Freedoms of July 4, 1776: America's Hope for t"
Let's presume that you are right for the sake of argument
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 3:35:40 PM
Article : "Defending the Freedoms of July 4, 1776: America's Hope for t"
Your charge is that the ideals are hypocritically followed
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 3:24:18 PM
Article : "Defending the Freedoms of July 4, 1776: America's Hope for t"
Ideals are what they are in text, question is will we use
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 12:09:31 PM
Article : "Occupied Elections: Review of 'My Country My Country'"
Good point, duly noted
Monday, June 25, 2007 at 5:09:43 PM
Article : "Democracy Under Glass"
Interesting piece
Friday, June 8, 2007 at 11:29:39 AM
Article : "Reasons to Reject and Replace the Holt HR 811 Bill on Voting"
Links on Holt analysis (including clause by clause analysis)
Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 11:11:11 AM
Article : "HR 811 (The Holt Bill): Let the debate begin"
Correction to one little piece of information
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 4:34:35 PM
Article : "HR 811 (The Holt Bill): Let the debate begin"
Probably a better job than I could have written!
Friday, May 4, 2007 at 3:02:16 PM
Quicklink : "A Challenge to Opponents of a Ban on Electronic Ballots"
THere are many such reasons, but here's one
Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 3:26:54 PM
Article : "A Democratic Deterrent against the Politics of Fear"
Seems like this country's Founders weren't afraid
Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 3:26:23 PM
Article : "A Democratic Deterrent against the Politics of Fear"
Seems like this country's Founders weren't afraid
Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 3:17:32 PM
Article : "Bush's Illegal Use of Signing Statements is Impeachment Reas"
If nobody knew the party of the Prez, then we'd all agree
Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 6:39:44 AM
Article : ""Help America Vote...on Paper - a citizen call for election"
A good watch (video) and a good read (Joan Brunwasser)
Friday, March 30, 2007 at 6:19:11 PM
Article : "ELECTIONS HACK TEST: Counter-Challenging Elections Official"
Try Shining The SPOTLIGHT on them,
Friday, March 30, 2007 at 1:39:38 PM
Article : ""The Right to Count: Democracy v. Electronic Voting" - A do"
Good article thanks for writing it; will order documentary
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 10:35:04 PM
Article : "How about a little democracy for a change?"
This is a good addition to the conversation about democracy
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 4:50:22 PM
Article : "The Long Road to Democracy - Optical Scanners Stole 2004!!!"
Thanks for this article; OpScans = preferred fraud method
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 9:40:56 PM
Article : "Send in your comments on HR 811"
section 327 is also ambiguous and unclear whether
Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 10:51:24 AM
Article : "Senator Hagel: If He Declares Independence He Will Change Th"
Sen Hagel's influence in and vote counting ES&S ownership
Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 10:44:44 AM
Article : "Ohio Elections Officials Convicted of Tampering with 2004 Pr"
Note the NONPARTISAN reason to rig recounts: avoiding work
Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 10:32:43 AM
Article : ""10 Steps to Repair American Democracy""
With the Restoration of Public Oversight, I fully endorse
Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 10:25:43 AM
Article : ""10 Steps to Repair American Democracy""
The Top Ten Steps to Repair misses the #1 Indispensable Step