The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same...
Before I run along to work, I thought I'd share a few things. In the last couple of elections, my good ole state of Maryland started using the new electronic voting machine (similar to the one pictured above), which is vulnerable to fraud. According to technical experts, these newbies can't be audited, because there isn't any paper document or any evidence left after the voter votes. And if someone is sneaky enough, someone can vote more than once by accessing a certain button. So with these "known" vulnerabilities, after you vote you're not totally sure whether your vote was counted or whether it was screwed around with. In fact, the Governor of my state (who is running for a second term) voted by an absentee ballot yesterday, because he doesn't trust the voting machines. Was he asleep at the wheel when the new voting machines were unveiled during his term in office???...
Miss Zee May I See Your SSN, Birth Certificate, Finger Prints, Driver's License, Automobile Registration???...Now Take This Reading Test???...Can You Jump Over This Building In A Single Bound???...
It never freaking fails; folks are always trying to cheat. Jim Bob and Nem over at the W.ashington Post reported yesterday that they were able to obtain a copy of an instructional guide intended to be used by r.epublican poll workers. The guide's purpose is to teach poll workers how to challenge the voting qualifications of voters, and to threaten the voting judges with the idea of jail time if the challenges are ignored. We all know that we're dealing with some high stakes elections this year, but really comrades, is this necessary?
If I didn't know any better, after reading the Post article, I would have thought we were still living in the 1960's. So let me get this straight. I'm a citizen, registered voter, tax payer, and I've always appeared for court when I've received a jury duty summons, but I can be challenged? On what basis? I wish someone would mess with me. Believe me, I would not go away so easily. I guess more than anything, I'm concerned that other voters may get confused, frustrated, and discouraged enough to either not bother to vote or to leave the polling area after being challenged. See everybody out here isn't aware of his/her rights, which may lead to a botched election and several years of suffering behind the policies of those who were elected by ill-gotten means. Yeah, it's going to get right down testy in the bee hive on the election circuit, but it shows how desperate some are to win by any means necessary. Nevertheless, be sure to take your stand and have your vote counted.
My Name Is Aziza And I Approve This Message...
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