Co-Author of the Voter Fraud and Voter Intimidation Report for the EAC, Calls for End to Censorship

[Wilms]

Co-Author of the Voter Fraud and Voter Intimidation Report for the EAC, Calls for End to Censorship

By Tova Andrea Wang

April 26, 2007

Over the last few weeks, there has been a developing controversy in the press and in the Congress over a report on voter fraud and voter intimidation I co-authored for the Election Assistance Commission (“EAC”). It has been my desire to participate in this discussion and share my experience as a researcher, expert and co-author of the report.

Unfortunately, the EAC has barred me from speaking. Early last week, through my attorney, I sent a letter to the Commission requesting that they release me from this gag order. Despite repeated follow-up, the EAC has failed to respond to this simple request. In the meantime, not only can I not speak to the press or public -- it is unclear under the terms of my contract with the EAC whether I can even answer questions from members of Congress.

http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2417&Itemid=26

[Peace Patriot]

1. Huh? An election consultant is under a GAG ORDER!?

Friends, I've said often enough that electronic voting, run on 'TRADE SECRET,' PROPRIETARY programming code, owned and controlled by rightwing Bushite corporations--code so secret that not even our secretaries of state are permitted to review it--with virtually no audit/recount controls, and with secret "testing" procedures overseen by the secretive EAC, is THE fascist coup. We wonder how we got stuck with Bush/Cheney and their war. This is how. We wonder why we can't change it. This is why. Exactly this kind of unamerican crap.

A GAG ORDER for the author of a report on our voting system!

A GAG ORDER, such as we might see in a court case, or on a matter of "national security."

Well, this IS a matter of "national security" in the real sense of that phrase. Bushites are running our elections. And if that isn't a clear and present danger to the USA, I don't know what is.

[enough]

2. k&r

[truckin]

3. This is unbelievable!

[FourScore]

4. Okay, who at Congress do I email about this?

Any suggestions?:nuke:

This is outrageous.

[truckin]

6. I emailed my Representative; that's a good place to start.

[ms liberty]

5. Wow. Just like the scientists. And every other expert working in government.

I believe I've lost my capacity to be surprised by any new scandals from this (mis)administration.

K&R

[Joanne98]

7. I just emailed Sherrod Brown and Zack Space...