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Co-Founder of the Coalition for Voting Integrity. Host of "Voice of the Voters! Radio & Internet. Nationally recognized expert in Quality, Process improvement and Change Management. Associate of the late Dr. W, Edwards Deming. Speaker/seminars at major Universities, Harvard, MIT, USC, Penn etc as well as at Economic conferences relating to building stronger America. Work referenced in numerous books & articles including the best seller "The Deming Management Method" translated to 15 languages. Consultant to major Corporations as well as government, health and education organizations, Chair of "Second Declaration of Independence" signed by national/ state legislators, business, unions, community & education leaders. Financial background. Started electronics company at age 30 which grew to 250 employees before moving to work with Deming implementation. Started PACE which became model for many states to help retain jobs. SHARE
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Co-Founder of the Coalition for Voting Integrity. Host of "Voice of the Voters! Radio & Internet. Nationally recognized expert in Quality, Process improvement and Change Management. Associate of the late Dr. W, Edwards Deming. Speaker/seminars at major Universities, Harvard, MIT, USC, Penn etc as well as at Economic conferences relating to building stronger America. Work referenced in numerous books & articles including the best seller "The Deming Management Method" translated to 15 languages. Consultant to major Corporations as well as government, health and education organizations, Chair of "Second Declaration of Independence" signed by national/ state legislators, business, unions, community & education leaders. Financial background. Started electronics company at age 30 which grew to 250 employees before moving to work with Deming implementation. Started PACE which became model for many states to help retain jobs.
(9 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Financial Crisis in America
"It's the dollar, stupid" and it's getting close to payback time.
The expanding economic crisis is NOT primarily due to the sub-prime mortgage market problems!
Yet the sub prime mortgages will be blamed. That is bullsh*t .
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, August 13, 2007 “The Largest Injection Of Liquidity In The History Of Man In Only Two Days."
What you are carrying in your wallet or portfolio,the value of your home and other assets took a major loss last week, possibly the greatest since the depression,yet it’s not in the news…not in major US news.“World Central Banks are admitting to a $300 billion liquidity injection, so it must be much higher.This type of injection over what has now been three days is so unprecedented that it is not because a few hedge funds ...
(7 comments) SHARE Tuesday, November 4, 2008 URGENT CALL TO PA CITIZENS AND JUDGES OF ELECTIONS
PA already has 2 important LAWS which should be the 1st line of decision making and protection for voting rights.Put the two laws together,it seems clear that if a single machine break-down disrupts order by costing voters to leave or undue burden of long lines to form,the elec.judge should immediately act to request in accordance with sworn duty and the above statute that emergency paper ballots be permitted to citizens.
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, September 3, 2007 'Microsoft 811' and Holt: "It's no longer my bill"
When Congressman Holt - the election reform leader in Congress - puts his trust in an audit that many experts say is inadequate,when he advocates for questionable paper trails linked to secretly programmed machines and then adds "I don't care what Microsoft does with their electronics in there" (as he did),it begins to look like our elections are a game of Russian roulette.Stop Microsoft 811! Then Ban DREs!
(8 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 10, 2008 2008 Election Will Be Stolen in PA! A Plea from A Resident of the "Silent State"
I call PA the "Silent State" for few are talking about our plight and concurrently our impact on the Nation. PA may just be the key battleground state determining the next President and Control of Congress...yet we predominantly will be voting on paperless DRE touchscreens.If this remains,then 2008 will be "stolen"!If one cannot prove "reported "results, how will we know? We won't.
(15 comments) SHARE Thursday, October 2, 2008 ACT NOW! House limits constituent e-mails to prevent crash
HOW DARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES LIMIT CONSTITUENTS E-MAILS ABOUT BAIL-OUT ...AFRAID OF A SYSTEM CRASH!TOP ECONOMISTS OPPOSE THIS RUSH TO ACTION AS DO RESPONSIBLE LEADERS IN "REAL" FINANCE NOT THE DERIVATIVE JUNK TYPE WHO HIJACKED OUR FINANCES AND UNDERMINED THE SECURITY OF OUR ECONOMY AND MARKETS.LET'S GET THE FACTS.LET'S FIND OUT THE REAL PROBLEMS AND REAL ROOT CAUSE(S) - ESPECIALLY THE EXTENT.
(7 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 5, 2009 My Wal-Mart Prayer: Your Challenge
As Wal-Mart racks up profits which go to the top as well as overseas, America continues economic decline and very possibly the onslaught of a Major Depression.
As Wal-Mart prospers, Sears suffers and is now considered a company at risk of going under...yet Sears has supported our Military through making up differences in pay, ensuring jobs, on return from service....Wal-Mart has not!
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Action Alert: Feinstein 'election reform' bill hearings next week!
Sen. Feinstein is apparently NOT waiting to see what happens with HR 811...or maybe that bill will be voted on beforehand. Now is the time to call ... again.. both House to vote No on H.R. 811(if that is your position)
and call your Senators on S 1487. In particular, call Presidential candidates who are co-sponsors
of S 1487 such as Senators Clinton, Obama, Dodd. Call Sen. Kennedy
also.
(4 comments) SHARE Sunday, June 3, 2007 Action Alert! Call your member of Congress Monday to vote 'no' on HR 811
H.R. 811 is a well-intended but deeply flawed bill that will do more harm to the cause for free and fair elections than it will help.Can we count on you to help make it the bill we need it to be?Monday, June 4 is H.R. 811 Call-in Day.We need you to make a call or send a fax to your Congressperson, telling him/her to vote NO on H.R. 811 until crucial improvements are made.THE VOTE ON H.R. 811 COULD COME AS SOON AS TUESDAY!
SHARE Tuesday, October 30, 2007 Listen Up! Dr. Rosabeth Kanter on Wednesday's "Voice of the Voters"
"AMERICA THE PRINCIPLED
...BECOMING A CAN DO NATION ONCE AGAIN"
A RETURN TO OPEN-SOCIETY PRINCIPLES
"Voice of the Voters!" Exclusive with Harvard's Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Named One of the Most Powerful Women ... and Influential Business Thinker...In the World
Wednesday, October 31 8pm ET
1360 AM Greater Philadelphia Area
and on the Internet (http://wnjc.duxpond.com/ or www.voiceofthevoters.org)
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, February 25, 2008 Bucks County & PA - Ground ZERO for 2008 Election & YOUR Vote!
Speak up now...make Bucks the poster child for anti-democratic,anti-American elections...for right now,it is and that is not RIGHT!!Today, we are all Bucks Countians ...all Pennsylvanians just as we were all Floridians etc. 2008 will be far worse in PA ... and primarily because of the "clued in" commissioners of one party in one key county and a democratic governor who accepts comments that these machines are fine.For whom?
SHARE Monday, September 3, 2007 Voice of the Voters: Transcript of Matt Blaze Interview
after the 2000 election,with the butterfly ballot and so on,there was a real national consensus that it was important to make voting more reliable.I think everyone agreed with this very important goal that we should modernize elections and make them as reliable as possible. Unfortunately,we really rushed into buying equipment everywhere in the country that really wasn't ready,and I think the only way we are going to solve this
SHARE Friday, February 23, 2007 "The Ballad of Sarasota" captures Voters' Angst
This song is more than a symbolic expression of the voting integrity movement;it is crafted to serve as a tool for citizens to demand that lawmakers ban the unverifiable DRE machines used in the Sarasota(FL)2006 elections and elsewhere.The song asserts the right to see one's vote and have proof that is was counted correctly--because our vote is the foundation of our democracy.Listen & pass it on.It could be our voting anthem!
(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Ready or NOT for Election 2008? The State of the States On Voice of the Voters 7/23/08
ELECTION OUTLOOK 2008: "State of the states" report: Is YOUR state prepared for November 2008? Will reported results match voter intent and include all legitimate voters? 8PM ET Wednesday, July 23,Voice of the Voters begins a series of reports on election readiness in various states.
Part 1: grassroots activists from CT, TX, and VA give their view on election integrity in their states
(3 comments) SHARE Monday, January 19, 2009 Tears for Tuesday
"Wall Street may be bruised &battered but it still donated more money than any other U.S. industry to Obama's inaugural festivities on Tuesday,a study has found."OUR challenge is to find a way to get past the power stranglehold surrounding Obama & see if he will live and act the message of his campaign. We MUST find ways to help Obama BE the Obama so many people were drawn to, worked for,voted for, and believe in.
(6 comments) SHARE Wednesday, September 10, 2008 PA Needs SOS but not this SOS: Bonifaz & Friedman on Voice of the Voters 9/10/08
Pennsylvania's Secretary of State has just issued a non-binding
directive requiring that emergency paper ballots be issued only if ALL
machines in a precinct malfunction. But the state already has a law
which allows ( but does not require) paper ballots if just one machine
per precinct malfunctions. In addition, PA has a directive allowing
electronic votes to be destroyed if the "record" button is not pushed.
SHARE Wednesday, March 4, 2009 Tonight 3/4 on Voice of the Voters: Internet Voting: Future Promise or Future Problem?
Tom Geairn,an Internet security expert,is informed about the theory and steeped in
practicality,he has been doing in-the-field development work in the
area of Internet security for military installations, public and
private corporations,and educational institutions.Skip Parish adds a unique perspective having been involved in the
engineering & set-up of communications lines leased by Operation Bravo. Was it a success?
SHARE Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Richard Hayes Phillips on Tonight's Voice of the Voters 11/26
Richard Hayes Phillips, Ph.D., is the author of "Witness to a Crime: A
Citizens - Audit of an American Election." This is the document of record for the fraudulent 2004 presidential election in Ohio, the state that decided the election. It is based upon 30,000 photographs of actual forensic evidence - ballots, poll books, voter signature books, ballot accounting charts, and other election records.
SHARE Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Listen Up! Bev Harris on Tonight's "Voice of the Voters"
Call in with your questions/comments on the bigger picture ...the corruption ... why...what's really going on... how it's being done...why Americans remain unaware plus the "sleeping giant"- what will it take to wake Americans up to the point they both understand what's at stake to them personally as well as our County and take action.
SHARE Wednesday, July 2, 2008 NY State's HAVA Machines and Election 2008 - on Voice of the Voters, July 2, 8pm ET
Are NY's new voting machines ready for prime time?Tonight Bo Lipari,Exec Dir of NY for Verified Voting,reports on the situation in NY as new HAVA mandated voting systems begin to be tested and delivered.State election integrity advocates fought to have some of the strictest certification standards for voting machines in the nation.Now that the machines are finally being delivered,reports are that the machines don't work.
SHARE Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Election Outlook '08: "State of the States" Report, Wed. 8/6 on Voice of the Voters
Is YOUR state prepared for November 2008?When it comes to elections,Ohio and Florida are like two teams in the
Superbowl: election integrity activism in these two states is intense
due to widely publicized election problems since 2000. Tonight we
profile Ohio and Florida about their election readiness.
SHARE Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Listen Up! Voice of the Voters Summer Interviews
Summer is winding down, which means that the last week of vacations is coming up. But the Coalition for Voting Integrity has been hard at work all summer long bringing radio and Internet listeners all across the country interviews with the nation's biggest names in voting news. If you missed any of the shows aired over the summer, you can listen to them via podcast or at the Voice of the Voter archives.
SHARE Tuesday, March 31, 2009 Peggy Holman on Voice of the Voters Wednesday, 4/1
Peggy Holman,founder of Open Circle Company&facilitator of
"Journalism That Matters" conferences,explores how bringing a
diversity of voices together is essential to achieving "emergent
change"&allows us to turn crisis into opportunity.Where citizens
used to be merely consumers of news and journalists the providers,now
they join together into a "new news ecology" that is frightening to the old order but brings with it
SHARE Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Wednesday, January 21st on Voice of the Voters - The Tipping Points in Election Integrity
America has a new President and a new Congress facing historic
challenges. What are the Top Challenges facing the Election Integrity
movement? Join a round table of Election Integrity experts as they
discuss the most significant legal, legislative and technical hurdles
and goals of election integrity activists. Learn about the impact of
the growing financial crisis on voting efforts and visibility.
SHARE Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Wed: Rep. Rush Holt; Dr. Steve Freeman & Bruce O'Dell on Voice of the Voters, 8pm ET
* Will Emergency Bill Help Avert 2008 Election Disaster?
* What Happened in New Hampshire Primary & Impact? on "Voice of the Voters!" Wednesday, January 16, 8 pm ET Heard on 1360 AM Greater Philadelphia & and on the Internet www.voiceofthevoters.org
SHARE Tuesday, July 8, 2008 "Un-fixing Elections?": Dr. Richard Hayes Phillips on Wed Jul 9, "Voice of the Voters!"
What ordinary citizens can look for to help stop election crime.Special Guest:Dr. Richard Hayes Phillips,author "Witness to a Crime:A Citizens' Audit of an American Election".RFK,Jr. credited Phillips' extensive forensic analysis of the Ohio 2004 Presidential election with providing "irrefutable evidence" of fraud.Phillips discusses:The crime,how the evidence was used,misused,ignored& sometimes destroyed,2008:better or worse?
SHARE Monday, May 28, 2007 Let's have Two Debates, Please, Before ANY election reform bill is voted on
Is democracy served by electronic ballots?[Some] say that a representation of the votes(a display on a computer screen or a secondary paper printout)gives sufficient proof that the secret internal computer record of the vote contains the voter's intent.We disagree.Voter intent can only be assured if the voter is able to verify the ballot that is counted.No voter can verify an internal computer record.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, September 17, 2007 HR 'Microsoft 811' Challenges our voting rights and democracy itself!
... and what you can do about it. We present a "debate" with Rep. Rush Holt on "Microsoft 811" using the words of Congressman Rush Holt (NJ) captured on video at a Town Meeting in his district in July 2007.
Ask Congress to Vote NO on HR'Microsoft'811.Vote YES on banning all DREs for 2008 and funding the transition.Vote YES on giving candidates and voters the right to meaningfully audit election results.Pass this on ASAP!
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, February 4, 2009 One woman's fight for open government on Voice of the Voters, 2/4
Ellen Brodsky is in the "fight of my life to clear my record."The State of FL has charged Brodsky with a criminal charge of "Trespass After
Warning."Brodsky,a nationally known activist from Broward County&former candidate for Supervisor of Elections,will discuss the charges
against her,her Not Guilty plea,and why HER fight is OUR fight.But,she
maintains,"I am not alone--EI groups all around the country are supporting me!"
SHARE Saturday, November 18, 2006 Election Forum
First, do we believe the vote is the most fundamental right of Americans .... that elections are for the purpose of expressing OUR Voice .... the ultimate freedom of speech?
If so, then does it not become incumbent upon us to ensure that every vote counts .... is counted? Not just rhetoric ....but actions to back and ensure...and present real verification?
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, June 3, 2007 Voting by Mail is no Panacea
The real purpose of elections and voting is
NOT the selection of candidates ...that is a result. The ultimate and
true purpose is the exercise of our duty to share together in the
process of self governance. It is the basis of our representative
democracy and is built both on individual voice speaking thru vote
but also the coming together as a community.
(5 comments) SHARE Friday, August 10, 2007 Rep. Dennis Kucinich: guardian of the American voter and democratic values
Here is the transcript from Wednesday's Voice of the Voter. It is particularly timely in light of CA SoS Bowen's "top-to-bottom" review of their electronic voting systems and the entire computerized assault on voting and voting integrity. Rep. Kucinich repeatedly asks people to contact his office with suggestions and support for fixing this election nightmare. Let's take him up on it!
SHARE Tuesday, February 5, 2008 Voice of the Voters 8pm ET this Wednesday 2/6/08: "Beating the Clock on Voting Reform in Virginia."
Virginia faces a Catch 22: Under current law, courts can't look at paper records to determine if there is cause for a recount, but the only way to show cause is to look at paper records. On top of this, legislative reform is a game of "Beat the Clock" because Virginia legislators are in session a mere 60 days.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, April 27, 2007 Three eVoting Whistleblowers Interviewed together for the first time anywhere!
For the first time hear eVoting whistleblowers, Bruce Funk, Stephen Heller and the legendary Ion Sancho discuss the details of their cases. Find out what they risked and the price they paid to bring thte truth about electronic voting to American citizens.
SHARE Thursday, September 20, 2007 "Speak out America...Live" with Financial Expert Richard Russell
One of the most respected financial experts speaks out on the developing crisis in the U.S. Economy.... What REALLY is happening...Why...What next!
A MUST listen if you want straight talk from one of the most respected Financial & Market Experts.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, January 1, 2008 SLC Mayor "Rocky" Anderson on "Voice of the Voters!" Wednesday, 8PM Eastern radio/internet
"We raise our voices in unison to say to Pres. Bush,VP Cheney,other members of the Bush Administration(past and present),a majority of Congress,including Utah's entire congressional delegation,and much of the mainstream media:"You have failed us miserably and we won't take it any more.""I implore you:Draw a line.Figure out exactly where your own moral breaking point is.How much will you put up with before you say "no more"
SHARE Tuesday, September 18, 2007 URGENT! TAKE 5 MINUTES TO BETTER SECURE 2008 ELECTION & OUR DEMOCRACY
The integrity of our vote, our elections,is at stake.It is up to we the people to protect our most precious right,our democracy.We cannot allow our elections to be turned over to corporations or special interest groups.No law or government should force us to use machines that are unsecure,unreliable,and unprovable to our source vote.Can we afford another election on fatally flawed machines?What can we the people do...?
SHARE Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Ellen Brodsky and Clint Curtis on tonight's Voice of the Voters!
Both Brodsky&Curtis have recently suffered losses in the general election.Brodsky lost to incumbent Dr.Snipes in the race for Supervisor of Elections in Broward County & was later arrested at the direction of her political competition.Curtis lost his primary race for Congress in the 24th District of FL.This now-famous whistle blower against purpose-designed vote flipping
software will talk of the state of voting in FL&beyond
SHARE Wednesday, April 25, 2007 Where are we headed in our battle to secure and prove OUR Votes? "Voice of the Voters" Tonight!
John Gideon, Executive Director of VotersUnite.org and author of the Daily Voting News, and Brad Friedman, author of the BradBlog.com, will be the special guests on Voice of the Voters! Power and Responsibility of Democracy tonight. Wednesday, April 25, 8-9 PM.Tune in to WNJC 1360AM (Greater Philadelphia)or listen to the show live from your computer.Call 856-227-1360 to ask the guest or host a question or submit your question
(2 comments) SHARE Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Internet Voting: Future Promise or Future Problem? on Voice of the Voters 2/18
The DoD is urging states to enact legislation that
allows military and overseas voters to return their completed ballots
by email over the Internet.Several states are now considering
legislation to allow some form of Internet voting or to authorize its
study.NIST, the GAO, and dozens of nationally recognized computer science experts warn against casting ballots over the Internet with its current architecture.
SHARE Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Student Voting 101: the "How-To" and "Who-Is" on Voice of the Voters 9/24/08
The Brennan Center's recently-released guide provides student voters with information on voting residency,registration,identification,and absentee balloting requirements on a state-by-state basis.We will discuss: Are certain states friendlier than others towards student registration
and voting? How do the battleground states rate?What barriers to voter registration and voting should students be aware of?Myths to worry about?
SHARE Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Tonight 7-9 PM Radio & Internet Voting Election Report
2 hour "Voice of the Voters!" Special starting at 7PM Eastern. Alyson McLaughlin of NACO (National Association of Counties) will be on "Voice of the Voters!" at 8PM. and there will be open lines for your questions. At 7PM, we're going to have voting integrity advocate reports on what's happening in their states ... what's working..what's not..
SHARE Tuesday, April 22, 2008 From Invisibility to Beyond: "Voice of The Voters" 7:30PM ET Wednesday, 4/23
Millions of PA voters sought to exercise their right to vote on Tuesday,yet the 90% using state's voting machines were "voting blind."Citizen activists hit the streets to watch the parts of the process that they could monitor.In this 90-minute special edition of Voice of the Voters&American Voices we'll ask:--Why is PA now being called the Invisible State; portents for the future?--Were voters able to vote or turned away?Why?
SHARE Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Wed: Ohio Secretary of State to Talk Live With Citizens on Radio and the Internet & Important News from S.C.
In the best tradition of American representative democracy, Ohio's Secretary of State, Jennifer L. Brunner, will hold an on-air Radio and Internet Dialogue with Citizens of Ohio and throughout the United States to address the issues surrounding voting problems and possible ways to make some improvements in time for the November 2008 elections in Ohio and thus in turn for the Nation..
SHARE Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Moles in the Garden:Vendors Undermine US Elections on Voice of the Voters 8/20
How Dependent are we on vendors to run our elections?What have we lost?What are some election officials doing to reclaim our elections?What can both election officials & citizens do in time for 2008 to limit vendor dependency & reclaim PUBLIC ownership of elections.Ellen Theisen looks at the depth of vendor-dependency,some repercussions, and election officials who are resisting corporate control of our elections.
SHARE Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Microsoft 811: Holt Speaks for himself on Video and On Paper
Microsoft 811 will be on the floor for a vote this week. It is vital that you act now. We are up against some powerful interests but New York citizens won, so can all of us...if each of us takes action. Stop Microsoft 811! Then Ban DREs! Watch Rep. Holt and listen to what he is saying. Judge for yourself. Do you agree that this is the direction we want to go with our elections? If not, what will you do about it?
SHARE Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Our Eyes on the Prize: What did we see? On Tonight's Voice of the Voters, 8pm ET
Join us for a whirlwind wrap-up of the 2008 elections!Reports from leaders in the Election Integrity Community including:Brad Friedman, John Gideon, VotersUnite
Bo Lipari,New Yorkers for Verified Voting,Marybeth Kuznik, VotePA
Jeremy Epstein,Virginia Verified Voting,Paddy Shaffer,Ohio Election Justice Campaign,MANY OTHERS! * --what they saw* --what they learned
* --what impact our work had on the process *--what now?
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 28, 2006 On the Horizon: Real ID=REAL Danger!
Very few people realize there is a potentially dangerous law called REAL ID already enacted. It was tacked onto a bill last year and the Senate passed 100-0.... 100-0 !!!! House also passed very quietly. (Read on to see what it is and what it means.)
SHARE Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Listen Up! Tonight on "Voice of the Voters"- How would Feinstein's bill change the balance of power over our elections?
What has long distinguished us from totalitarian regimes is that the People have reserved to themselves a right to verify the results of elections.We are in charge,not the election officials,and certainly not the manufacturers of voting technology.It would be a dangerous and tragic development to cede to corporations any power whatsoever to shut down our longstanding right to transparency ..."
SHARE Tuesday, August 15, 2006 Coalition for Voting Integrity Members Join Major New Voting Rights Lawsuit
members of CVI in four counties have joined in the latest lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to halt the use of electronic voting machines that do not create a permanent physical record of each vote. CVI has fought long and hard to help bring about this new endeavor for the purpose of ensuring that every vote cast in Pennsylvania is recorded, counted and reported fully and accurately and can be proven.
SHARE Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Voice of the Voters 10/29: What to do as "situations" arise on Election Day
Ruth Matheny is a Judge of
Elections and authored a pollwatchers toolkit that provides a checklist and
guidelines for pollwatchers to spot and report problems.Madeline Rawley has done extensive
research on voting procedures in PA and has communicated extensively
with legislators, election officials, and voting rights groups for many years to improve the process.
SHARE Wednesday, May 21, 2008 "The Paradox of Fair Elections: Private Votes, Public Counting" Tonight 5/21, 8-9pm ET
Tonight Ellen Theisen of VotersUnite and Susan Pynchon of Florida Fair Elections Coalition offer a compelling analysis of the critical components/issues surrounding our election process in ensuring (or limiting) a Vibrant Democracy.Call in with your questions and comments.Call in with your questions and comments.
SHARE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Voice of the Voters, Wednesday, 10/8, 8-9PM, EST
Today's global economy is on the verge of depression era collapse.How did it happen?What forces were ignored or deployed to create this
condition?Is the problem with the "Fed"?Inept or corrupt oversight?What can be done near term to keep things
normalized?Can the system be rebooted?Financial "Guru" Bill Glynn will join guest host James Strait as they attempt to bring clarity to
the murkiest of conditions.
SHARE Wednesday, August 22, 2007 Listen Up! Tonight on "Voice of the Voters" : Vendors or Voters, Who Wins?
Tonight guest host,Lori Rosolowsky, will interview three guests:Tom Courbat, founder Save R Vote; Ellen Bukstel & Nancy Wuerzburger, award-winning songwriters of "They Lost My Vote".Three weeks ago, California Secretary of State Debra Bowen banned DRE touchscreen machines in California. What is the fallout?What options does this decision give to election officials in California? To the vendors? To the voters and taxpayers?
SHARE Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Listen Up! Bob Koehler and David Earnhardt on Tonight's Voice of the Voters!
Our democracy is in a State of Emergency.How do we wake people up?How do we move from talking among ourselves,to the wider community?Can we move from talk to action in time for the Presidential primaries?Special guests:Bob Koehler, award-winning syndicated columnist and editor for Tribune Media Services & David Earnhardt,producer/director/writer of "Uncounted:The New Math of American Elections."Listen & call in- 856-227-1360.
SHARE Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Listen Up! Bob Fitrakis on Wednesday's "Voice of the Voters!"
With his broad experience with Ohio's '04 problems, Fitrakis brings a wealth of knowledge of weaknesses facing our election systems and steps we need to take now to better secure '08.Also a comprehensive look at DREs -the costs of operating,the problems encountered and,of course,can and should they be banned?Also John Gideon:an update on one of this week's top voting stories: the progress of HR 811 - A.K.A. Microsoft 811.
SHARE Wednesday, May 14, 2008 "We the People":The Constitution, Our Vote and Election 2008 on Voice of the Voters 5/14/08
Obstacles to A Vibrant Democracy
Identifying & Addressing Needed Change
Special Guests:Alex Keyssar,Prof of History and Social Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government,
Mark Crispin Miller, NYU Media Studies Professor,David Earnhardt, Emmy-winning producer/director.8-9PM ET,1360 AM Greater Philadelphia & on the Internet.
SHARE Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Rep. Rush Holt on Voice of the Voters Wednesday, December 6th
CALL IN! WNJC 1360 AM will also feature Kindra Muntz will be back to report on the revote effort happening in Florida.We'll also be discussing the release of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) important white paper that says that paperless DRE machines cannot be made secure even with a paper trail.Find out what the difference between a paper trail and a paper ballotand why the judgment of NIST matters.
SHARE Wednesday, May 7, 2008 We the People: The Constitution, Our Vote Tonight, 5/7 on "Voice of the Voters"
As Americans struggle with the technology used to vote,what legal foundation supports them?Tonight our expert panelists explore the principles in our History, Constitution and current election process as they pertain to suffrage and principles of Democracy.Are elections as currently run unconstitutional?As 2008 primaries march on, is democracy as we knew it, defunct? What needs to be addressed, why. How? Don't miss this show.
SHARE Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Philadelphia's Renaissance Radio: Voice of the Voters
Did Pennsylvania get flipped? Listen in and decide for yourself! WNJC, 1360AM
THIS WEEK'S SPECIAL GUESTS:
Professor and author, Steven F. Freeman, Barry Kauffman, Executive Director of Common Cause/Pennsylvania
Marian K. Schneider, attorney
SHARE Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Voting by Mail & Internet Voting: Who's Doing the Counting? Tonight: On Voice of the Voters
As opposition to electronic voting grows, Vote By Mail and Internet Voting movements have arisen. Proponents tout the supposed convenience, reduced cost and increased voter turnout of these systems. Tonight's nationally renowned experts discuss the truth of these claims and put them in context: How do these systems measure up
in terms of security, accuracy and transparency?
SHARE Tuesday, November 21, 2006 Voice of the Voters November 21st Show
WNJC 1360 AM, Philadelphia with guest Professor Chuck Pennacchio, discussing 1776 and 2006: American Crisis Years
SHARE Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Listen up! Tonight on "Voice of the Voters!"
COMMITMENT TO AMERICA - A CALL TO CONGRESS TO BETTER SECURE & PROVE 2008 ELECTION. TONIGHT on Voice of the Voters
"ELECTIONS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE. IT IS THEIR DECISION" Abraham Lincoln
SHARE Wednesday, November 14, 2007 The Inside Story of How Washington Really Works
Laura Esquivel is an experienced lobbyist who knows that it often doesn't matter who is right but how to be effective.And how citizens can cope with the cynicism that comes from watching money influence the system often shuting out people who don't have millions of dollars at their disposal.She will offer strategies learned from years of lobbying experience.And she'll explain how "lobbying" doesn't have to be a dirty word.
SHARE Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Listen up! Tonight on Voice of the Voters! Kucinich and Blaze
In light of the timely Dan Rather expose on electronic voting, listen to this repeat of Dennis Kucinich and Matt Blaze, member of the team that did the security review of voting machines used in CA. In this radio interview, Kucinich calls for congressional discussion about banning DREs and about possible legal action.
SHARE Wednesday, November 7, 2007 DoJ Threatens to Take Over NY Elections! on 11/7 "Voice of the Voters"
The DOJ is arguing that not only must NY replace all lever machines by September 2008,but Federal law is the controlling law,and the state has no right to impose higher standards than called for at the federal level.This is a very scary assumption - a state has no right to put high voting machine standards in place than Congress has called for..this sounds to me like good news for voting machine vendors,& bad news for citizens
SHARE Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Roll the New "Presses"
A major Network TV Producer who has reached the pinnacle of her career in Traditional Media, and is now moving to the"New Media" will tell us why We the People are becoming more powerful than mainstream media, the factors that have led to disgust and distrust with the corporate-controlled mainstream media, and what we need to do to communicate effectively.