[LINK] Stealing the election

[Alan L Tyree]

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:24:47 +1100
Jan Whitaker <jwhit at melbpc.org.au> wrote:

> At 09:49 AM 10/11/2006, Brendan Scott wrote:
> >So, is it harder to argue now that electronic voting machines are
> >rigged?
> 
> I don't think so, Brendan. The horror stories still came out about 
> how dysfunctional they are, even if rigging them isn't as pervasive 
> as was thought. My favourite was the power outage in Colorado due to 
> floods. No one could vote!
> 
> There were worse dirty tricks, like changing the enrolment periods 
> (sound familiar to somewhere closer to home?), disenfranchising 
> people if they didn't have their voting card with them (think ID 
> card), the infamous gerrymandering of districts, etc.
> 
> I think this only goes to show how pissed off the independents were, 
> the determination of the Democrats to show up in droves, and the 
> disenchantment of even the Republicans on some issues.
> 
> Fact: Not a single incumbant Democrat lost their seat. (I read that 
> somewhere before all results were in, so things may have changed 
> later on some of the last undecided seats)
> 
> I woke up with a smile on my face when I heard that George Allan from 
> Virginia had conceded and it was a clean sweep. I may be able to 
> consider stepping foot back in the country some time after 2008, 
> probably 2009 when there is also a new group in the White House.
> 
> Jan (who is regaining a bit of faith in her countrymen and
> countrywomen)

Glad that you are. Last night on the Leherer report there was a
discussion of just how close the popular vote was. It didn't give me a
whole lot of reason for restored faith.

And I find it amusing that the assumption on this list is that it is
the Republicans who are the mean nasty vote stealers. If they are (and,
of course, they are) then they learned most of what they know from the
Democrats who have a history of machine politics and vote stealing that
would make even GWB blush.

Alan (originally from Ohio, which at least did elect some democrats)

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