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Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 07:01 PM Apr 2016

How Paper Balloting Was Sabotaged in America

If you've clicked this post, you probably already know that electronic voting machines are a disastrously bad idea. (If you don't, I encourage you to visit this recent post.) What you may be wondering is, How did we ever become so dependent on them, and so quickly?

In the segment below, taken from a "Dan Rather Reports" episode back in 2007, Rather suggests a disturbing possibility. It appears that in order to get America to rush headlong into electronic voting, the Florida "Hanging Chads" fiasco was deliberately created.

Thank you to felix_numinous, who directed me to this video.

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How Paper Balloting Was Sabotaged in America (Original Post) Old Crow Apr 2016 OP
The USSC Appointed One and his Diebold HAVA! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #1
Can you elaborate a bit? Old Crow Apr 2016 #2
I believe Shirley is referring to W, Qutzupalotl Apr 2016 #3
Hey, Dont call me Shirley.... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #5
Ah! I'm sure you're right. Thank you! Old Crow Apr 2016 #6
Supreme Court "elected" Bush2. Help America Vote Act... Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #4
Thanks for the info and links, DCMS! (N/T) Old Crow Apr 2016 #7
My pleasure, Old Crow. Dont call me Shirley Apr 2016 #8
Thank you Old Crow! felix_numinous Apr 2016 #9

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
2. Can you elaborate a bit?
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 07:28 PM
Apr 2016

I'm not sure what you mean by "the USSC appointed one." HAVA (the Help Americans Vote Act) was certainly instrumental in the switchover to electronic voting machines. And the political impetus for HAVA largely came out of the Florida hanging chads fiasco.

Qutzupalotl

(14,317 posts)
3. I believe Shirley is referring to W,
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 08:03 PM
Apr 2016

who was appointed by the US Supreme Court.

I remember in 2002 there were a lot of concerns here about black box voting. CNS News came out with a rah-rah-isn't-touchscreen-voting-great video. I naively let them know about the alleged problems with these machines, but of course they probably already knew.

Old Crow

(2,212 posts)
6. Ah! I'm sure you're right. Thank you!
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 08:09 PM
Apr 2016

When you say there were a lot of concerns "here," where do you mean?

(Why am I not understanding anything people are writing in this thread? Do I need another coffee? )

felix_numinous

(5,198 posts)
9. Thank you Old Crow!
Tue Apr 26, 2016, 09:55 PM
Apr 2016

This is why we don't see Dan Rather anymore, he was not going to compromise his ethics as a journalist.

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