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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 09:49 AM
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"Republicans welcome to vote, all others don't bother" sign that
should be posted at all American polling places since the electronic voting machines STILL favor their candidates.

After reading about the recent problems with E-Voting and Optical Scanners it's interesting that the "errors" are STILL not random. I won't share my thoughts about voting, or e-voting but I was so disgusted that these machines are STILL so unreliable that it occurred to me the Rethugs should just post a sign that reads, "Republicans welcome to vote, all others don't bother." I mean, basically, that's what they want...they want their votes counted (and doubled and tripled) but they don't want all the votes counted.

Just a thought.
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rfranklin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 09:54 AM
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1. Do we have irrefutable proof of the bias toward Republicans?
I know we all know it, but is there a neutral reliable source?
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 09:57 AM
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4. 99%of the "glitches" and "errors" favor the Rethugs nm
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 01:01 PM
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9. When ALL of the "glitches" favor one party over another...it's NOT
chance, it's intentional; otherwise, the "errors" would be seen on both sides of the political fence. Duh.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 10:07 AM
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5. That's what investigations are for.
and nobody in office will investigate.

The burden of proof is on them to show the machines are accurate.
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 10:08 AM
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6. What a great drawing you have there. nm
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 09:54 AM
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2. maybe we could make up some yards signs
like the candidates get, and put them out on election day, amid the polling place gaggle.
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 09:56 AM
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3. that's a good idea and I like your button "not getting over it
again"
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 10:21 AM
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7. many more at the link in my sig.

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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 10:40 AM
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8. oh cool, thanks for the link nm
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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 01:56 PM
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10. The way they brazenly steal elections infuriates me
It reflects their "Here in the Republican Party, we're better than you and we know it" attitude that they own the entire world and only let the rest of us live here out of the kindness of their hearts :argh:
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azmouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-28-06 02:15 PM
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11. A great LTTE in AZ Republic about voting machines.
Don't cast votes on unreliable machine

Let me see if I got this right:

My son's SAT scores are lower because of a machine's counting malfunction that will directly affect the college he goes to, scholarships he might have received, and future earnings ("SAT mistakes put educators on alert," Republic, Friday).

Now Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer is making me cast my vote on an electronic voting machine that Maryland, along with several other states, has thrown out because they can't be trusted and can be hacked to change votes (New York Times editorial, "Common Sense in Maryland," March 23).

My son's future hangs on test scores graded by a malfunctioning machine, and now my country's future does, too? No, that can't be right; it doesn't make any sense!

Yet our secretary of state insists on purchasing more than 2,200 Diebold DRE electronic voting machines that have been repeatedly proven to be defective. Perhaps Brewer should call the governor of Maryland and ask him why he favors throwing out Diebold DRE machines, or call the governor of New Mexico and ask him the same question.

Or better yet, call the governor of Florida. She knows him; she was his brother's campaign co-chairwoman for Arizona in 2004. Go ahead and call Jeb, and ask him why he is doing a statewide re-evaluation of Diebold machines. - Michael Shelby, Phoenix
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