Should America Trust the Results of the Election?

[whosinpower]

http://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_10500.shtml

snip - The Columbus Dispatch has investigated the matter and the director of the board of elections within the county admitted that Bush only received 365 votes. He stated that a "glitch" occurred in the electronic voting machine during the vote tally. This glitch could have given nearly 4,000 fake votes to George Bush if it had not discovered.

The Gahanna incident is just one confirmed mistake and was discovered by activists on the Internet. It was a fairly easy "glitch" to detect given the large discrepancy between the head count at the polling station and the votes for Bush. Given this voting error one must ask, how many more glitches occurred that only involved tens or hundreds of votes?

In Florida, exit polling data showed the opposite of the final results provided through the state. Even more surprising are the changes in votes per party that occurred on November 2nd. Counties using e-touch voting machines in Florida showed an average vote gain of 29% for Republicans and a 23.8% increase for Democrats. However in the Florida, counties that used optical scan vote machines showed drastic differences. Republicans gained by 128.45% in counties using optical scan voting machines while Democrats had a -21% loss (yes, that is negative 21%). Some districts in Florida showed gains over 400% while one, Liberty County, gained over 700% for Republicans.


Well - DU'ers - the news is beginning to leak out....you know - I'm thinking that there are 55 MILLION other folks out there who are outraged - wonder what it would take to turn the outrage into action?????????

[MsFlorida]

1. Please, let it be soon.

I'm all dressed up and ready to go.

[MsFlorida]

2. Please, let it be soon.

I'm all dressed up and ready to go.

[eleny]

3. bbv.org

http://www.blackboxvoting.org/

[knowbody0]

4. the green light

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. kick

[PhuLoi]

6. Should they? Hell no. Will they? Yes. (sigh) eom

[txindy]

7. These 'results' were pre-determined in Ohio and in Florida.

If the news starts to come out, I'm all for it.

[Ezlivin]

8. Should I trust my bank without a statement?

My ATM gives me a paper receipt, even though all I'm doing is withdrawing some cash.

Why is it that we can accept, on faith, that the most important decision any of us make politically does not need a paper receipt?

For those who are on the "winning" side, any attempt to recount or verify the votes is tantamount to the implication of voter fraud. Thus they will resist knowing the truth with all of their might.

If all we accomplished during the next four years was the implementation of a secure, accurate and verifiable voting system, then we will have accomplished the equivalent of a "moon shot."

[grannylib]

9. No, no, no and NO! I am ready for a fight...and have been busily writing

and calling and e-mailing to keep the issue at the forefront.
I am NOT giving up like we did in 2000...theft is theft, wrong is wrong, and I am NOT gonna roll over for this. If we do, we deserve the little imbecile.
Who's with me???