Clearly nothing is different in this election cycle, when the stakes for American progressives could not be higher.
That's why it's time to call out these left-wing denialists who seem intent on running interference for right-wing controlled voting machine companies at the expense of American voters, and democracy itself.
ROSENFELD: WHERE ARE THE FACTS?
I must take particular issue with Steven Rosenfeld's Alternet piece, which goes whole hog, smearing the election integrity movement as a whole, my article in Harper's in particular, Harper's itself, the Free Press, the New York Times, Truthout, The BRAD BLOG, and Forbes Magazine - tarring us all with the same brush as the hysterical "lefty press." (Forbes is lefty? Who knew?).
Rosenfeld's headline boldly declares that he will state "5 Reasons Why Karl Rove Is NOT Going to Electronically Steal this Election."
Great news! Except that there are no reasons listed. It turns out Rosenfeld has no idea whether Rove, or any other inside operative might creatively tinker with our secretly-programmed voting systems. Yet, he tells the American people to "stop worrying" and ignore the bad people who are just trying to "scare" them. What hubris!
Rosenfeld's other 100% fact-free opinions include the following:
* Romney's financial connections to Hart Intercivic
are "hands-off" (he has no idea whether they are or not, and offers no proof
either way.)
* Concerns of electronic rigging are
"far-fetched" (no, they are proven.)
* Any major discrepancies between electronic
vote results and polling results will immediately spur thorough audits of paper
ballots. (This has never happened in the past. The polls have been "corrected" instead.)
* Taking a post-election vote-rigging
lawsuit to the courts is acceptable recourse for candidates who suspect fraud.
(Sure, for those who have the money to afford it, and can endure the
"conspiracy theorist" slings and arrows sure to come during the nightmare of legal
stonewalling)
Rosenfeld's beliefs are heartening, though sadly generated entirely from some democratic wonderland in his head. Here are some actual facts about our less pleasant reality:
* There is no way for public, pre-election
"logic and accuracy" tests to detect internal malicious coding (rigging), or
prevent outside hacking.
* Discrepancies in the vote count and
polling data do not automatically generate audits of the machine count.
Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
11
9
6
