09-17-2006, 06:51 AM
Lucy,
I just re-read your post to me. I didn't read it very carefully the first time. I see that you are saying that I am paranoic and spreading rumors.
I assure you that these are facts. I got my information about the voter disenfranchisement of blacks in Ohio and Florida and other voting irregularities listening to the Congressional hearings to ratify the vote after the last election. Many representatives brought this up and cited events that had been reported by their constituents. There were many, many who spoked to this--50? The Black Caucus spoke one by one to the issue and were soundly ridiculed by the Republicans instead of given respect and launching an investigation into the allegations. I actually broke down and cried while listening to it. It was depressing. And very un-democratic as well as mean-spirited, rude and racist. I thought we had fought for civil rights and won years ago.
It is a well-known fact that Katherine Harris and others in Florida purged the voter roles before the election taking thousands of mostly black voters off the list in 2000.
As for Diebold voting machines it is also a fact that they have no paper trail and that the men in charge of Diebold are gung ho Bush supporters who literally promised the election to the Republicans. When asked for access to how the machines work and the programming of them, the company has replied that it is proprietary knowledge and they will not divulge this information.
This is all a matter of record and you can check my facts through reliable sources.
In the county I live in in California (Mendocino) the voters have declared that they will not use any voting machines that do not have a paper ballot record. If there is no record, no vote can be assured or recounted.
God help us preserve our democracy.
Blessings,
april
I just re-read your post to me. I didn't read it very carefully the first time. I see that you are saying that I am paranoic and spreading rumors.
I assure you that these are facts. I got my information about the voter disenfranchisement of blacks in Ohio and Florida and other voting irregularities listening to the Congressional hearings to ratify the vote after the last election. Many representatives brought this up and cited events that had been reported by their constituents. There were many, many who spoked to this--50? The Black Caucus spoke one by one to the issue and were soundly ridiculed by the Republicans instead of given respect and launching an investigation into the allegations. I actually broke down and cried while listening to it. It was depressing. And very un-democratic as well as mean-spirited, rude and racist. I thought we had fought for civil rights and won years ago.
It is a well-known fact that Katherine Harris and others in Florida purged the voter roles before the election taking thousands of mostly black voters off the list in 2000.
As for Diebold voting machines it is also a fact that they have no paper trail and that the men in charge of Diebold are gung ho Bush supporters who literally promised the election to the Republicans. When asked for access to how the machines work and the programming of them, the company has replied that it is proprietary knowledge and they will not divulge this information.
This is all a matter of record and you can check my facts through reliable sources.
In the county I live in in California (Mendocino) the voters have declared that they will not use any voting machines that do not have a paper ballot record. If there is no record, no vote can be assured or recounted.
God help us preserve our democracy.
Blessings,
april
april