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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:13 AM Original message |
Electronic machines should be abolished altogether as vote-counting devices. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Strangely enough, in the recent NH Election, the machines did better than the people. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Prove it. nt |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Read it. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Thanks. But as a note, as I understand it these votes were opti-scan votes. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yes, Optiscan. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I don't have a particular objection to opti-scan, except in this particular |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. they are probably just refurbished mafia casino poker machines anyway |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Why Would You Fight so Hard Against Transparency in our Election Process |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I'm all for transparency, but I oppose mindless paranoia. (NT) |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. No programmable counting machine is transparent, including optiscan. nt |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Nonsense. But that's what many of these election paranoia posts are filled with. (NT) |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Prove it - and furthermore... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Properly supervised, machines do better than humans. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. We can all read, you know. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. No. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Down-home rhetoric to avoid the point. Irrelevant state patriotism. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Don't Be Paranoid |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Poll: Would you rather be called paranoid or naive? nt |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. There Should Be One Other Choice on the Poll |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Until you take your medication, it's really not worthwhile debating with you. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Insult in mode of Bill O'Reilly = admission of bankruptcy on logical terms. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No, it's just an admission that there's no convincing you. |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
4. YES! no more machine counting |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Here's the system I would like to see us use. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
12. If there's only one race per ballot |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. There are systems that work exactly this way - |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Out of curiosity, where do you live |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 02:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Ha, in New York with the no-paper lever machines... |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
16. Now that the Repukes are having their own problems with the foul machines from Hell |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
19. "even if that means a higher expense and longer time to get results" |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Well, the expense is actually negligible... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. No problem then -- *YOU* can pay for it out of your petty cash fund. (NT) |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. If you put up half of your pro-fraud slush fund. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-21-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Would there be trillions? |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-22-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. kick |
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