Here's how we save our democracy:

[Gogi]

1) A single six year term for president.
2) Abolish the electoral college.
3) Establish an independent commission every 10 years to redraw voting districts according to population shifts as indicated by the federal census results. We need more competitive political contests!
4) A vote of 'none of the above'.
5) A secure internet based voting system and one full week to vote.
6) Or, make election day a holiday.
7) Don't register to vote, no driver's license renewal!

[thoughtanarchist]

1. You forgot instant runoff voting...

n/t

[Gogi]

5. good idea!

[Der Blaue Engel]

2. I used to think "none of the above" was a great idea

But if we'd had it last time, it would have split the Dem vote, and probably always will. Repukes will vote for their candidate come hell or high water.

[Gogi]

4. good point!

eom

[Der Blaue Engel]

3. Also, we must have paper ballots, manual counts and

mandatory manual recounts that kick in if the percentage of the win is lower than a certain number.

Edited for amusing typo.

[thereismore]

6. I rather like 5 years better than 6. Instant runoff voting, paper ballots

[Peace Patriot]

7. First, we have to RESTORE our right to vote!

Two rightwing Bushite corporations--Diebold and ES&S--'counted' 80% of the nation's votes in 2004, using "TRADE SECRET," PROPRIETARY programming code, with virtually no audit/recount controls--an "election" system brought to you by the two biggest crooks in Congress, Tom Delay and Bob Ney, during the 2001-2004 period, as a result of the "Help America Vote Act" electronic voting boondoggle.

Some resources for American Revolution II:

Breaking: www.VoterAction.org (announced today--suing the state of California and 18 Calif county registrars on behalf of 25 California voter/plaintiffs, on the Diebold "certification").
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2180496


www.votersunite.org (MythBreakers - easy primer on electronic voting--one of the myths is that HAVA requires electronic voting; it does not.)
www.verfiedvoting.org (great activist site)
www.votetrustusa.org (news of this great movement from around the country)
www.UScountvotes.org (statistical monitoring of '06 and '08 elections)
www.solarbus.org/election/index.shtml (fab compendium of all election info)
www.freepress.org (devoted to election reform)
www.bradblog.com (also great, and devoted to election reform)
www.TruthIsAll.net (analysis of the 2004 election)* :patriot: :applause: :patriot:
Sign the petition (Russ Holt, HR 550, great bill-has 169 sponsors). http://www.rushholt.com/petition.html
www.votepa.us (well-organized local group of citizen activists in Pennsylvania, where important legal issues are at stake, including state's rights over election systems)

www.debrabowen.com (Calif Senator running for Sec of State to reform election system)
www.johnbonifaz.com (running for Massachusetts Sec of State on strong election reform and antiwar platform)

*Some tributes to TruthIsAll, who is very ill:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x417007
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x417231
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x675477

Also of interest:

Bob Koehler (-- four recent election reform initiatives in Ohio, predicted to win by 60/40 votes, flipped over, on election day, into 60/40 LOSSES!--the biggest flipover we've seen yet; the election theft machines and their masters are now dictating election policy!)
www.tmsfeatures.com/tmsfeatures/subcategory.jsp?file=20051124ctnbk-a.txt&catid=1824&code=ctnbk

Bob Koehler's latest: "Take this box and stuff it" (3/16/06)
http://commonwonders.com/archives/col337.htm

Amaryllis (Diebold, ES&S, Sequoia lavish lobbying of election officials - Beverly Hilton, Aug. '05)
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x380340

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Throw Diebold, ES&S and all election theft machines into 'Boston Harbor' NOW!

:think: :patriot: :woohoo: :patriot: :think:

[Minnesota Libra]

8. What is #4 all about? Scratch #5 and you got a deal. nt