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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:22 AM Original message |
WARNING: INDELICATE WORDS AHEAD ABOUT OPPOSITION TO HR-550 |
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Howardx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. Alien Autopsy wasnt real? |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Dude, I realized it was fake |
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Howardx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. take out wrenched ankle |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. It would allow a high degree of false confidence; not working when needed |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Holt is not a step toward getting rid of machines |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. U say Machines here to STAY?: NOW I'm REALLY AGAINST HOLT |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. If you believe that you will get a law passed that mandates |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. there are very few NEW laws needed; litigation recognizes invalidity |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. So you solution is??? |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
50. Here's a thread of interest... |
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Febble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. By what mechanism |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. If LS doesn't mind |
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Bill Bored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. Will there be HCPB in Snohomish? What about the 3000 other counties? |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:29 AM Response to Reply #57 |
82. Holt also removes Wireless - which many machines have |
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Bill Bored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:13 PM Response to Reply #82 |
95. Right. Bans wireless and Internet connectivity. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
3. airplanes will never fly. the earth is flat. paper ballots = impossible |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:48 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Elections with hand counted paper ballots used to get stolen too |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The more people handling the paper |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. it's always the lack of checks and balances that allows fraud |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:37 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. 550 requires the code to be disclosed |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 06:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
60. as written, the vendors may well have a claim for a constitutional |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 09:08 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. The bill EXPLICITLY states that |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:01 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Right you are |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I have already done the math |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. Could you please show me where I said |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
52. Well said. |
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flobee1 (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
4. Electronic voting |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Uh, I don't know many people |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Hard to believe that you go from this premise to this conclusion: |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. 'Electronic machines' does not always = programmable computer voting |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. OpScan is simple technology |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. OpScan is so simple, reliable and OLD |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Some time old tech, is the best. |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Now you are ignoring the context |
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fooj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
51. I'll tell you who is lacking vision... |
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Fredda Weinberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
10. Good luck but I've known all along we had the power nt/ |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
16. I would like to know when it became acceptable to privatize the election |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I didn't say I disagree with you about manipulation of elections |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
21. The most amazing, fantastic, ideal system |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Or use the computer to actually |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 04:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. Voter-marked is better than voter-verified, IMO |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. You can lead a horse to water |
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Kip Humphrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
22. I got it: digital vote processing systems everywhere spells success |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. Sorry this pisses you off. |
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Febble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. First of all, thanks for this |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Thanks for the correction |
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truckin (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. Having been involved in getting legislation passed in my state |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. You make a good point about |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. The lines are drawn |
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truckin (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:07 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I think you are drawing incorrect lines. The open source code |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:37 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Correct me if I am wrong... |
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truckin (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. Computer experts, who cannot review the code now, would be |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Feeble assurances..... |
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truckin (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. So you think that we are better off without the ability to review the |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Of course not |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 09:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. The code CAN be examined in EVERY machine |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 09:15 PM Response to Reply #49 |
64. Once code has been certified |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:23 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Is |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #69 |
77. It doesn't have to be, it is a standard |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Standard? |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:18 AM Response to Reply #83 |
86. My credentials are established for those who bother to look for them |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:29 AM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Mine |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:33 AM Response to Reply #88 |
90. I have already "staked my reputation" |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:38 AM Response to Reply #90 |
91. Which vendor? What make and model? |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 12:40 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. I don't know who your experts are |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. So you are saying that 100 million ballots |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Show me... |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #46 |
59. And your are proposing that the ballots |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #59 |
70. Properly advertised |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 09:05 AM Response to Reply #70 |
78. My we are naive |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 09:25 AM Response to Reply #78 |
79. Naive? |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #79 |
84. HOW DO YOU VETTE THESE PEOPLE? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:12 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. But accurate and dependable vs. machines |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:30 AM Response to Reply #85 |
89. A machine that has had its software vetted |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:46 AM Response to Reply #89 |
92. A machine? |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 12:42 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. I am speaking in general |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 11:22 AM Response to Reply #84 |
87. Kelvin, multiply your # of counters by 4 |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. Thank you. I appreciate your efforts. |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
35. all well and good . . . let's support the bill, get it passed . . but . . |
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truckin (500 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:25 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. You are right but I've never heard an election reform activist say |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Not me, that's for sure. |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. I have seen many things that make me suspicious |
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troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
56. I completely agree... what's more, |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 06:57 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. I just don't know how a hand count would work in my precinct, |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 09:19 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Again, even if your brought in a counting team |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 07:27 AM Response to Reply #66 |
73. I wonder |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 09:01 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Damn few if you ask me. |
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Bill Bored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-28-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #56 |
97. She sounds reasonable. nt |
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kster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
67. Why do we need HR-550 ? |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. Becuase it raises the minium standards |
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kster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-21-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. The politicians have not admitted there is a problem |
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kster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 02:26 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. KICK nt |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 07:29 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Kerry and Boxer have, I know |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 08:54 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Really? |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:16 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. I think the poster was referring to getting it out in the media |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-22-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #71 |
80. 199 co-sponsors, Holt's page, and Verified Voting article |
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troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-28-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #80 |
98. Says 205 co-sponsors |
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troubleinwinter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-29-06 03:44 PM Response to Reply #80 |
99. Great links. And now 206 co-sponsors. |
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WillYourVoteBCounted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-28-06 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
96. Maybe people are waiting for HR 551 |
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