RFK Jr. Blows the Whistle on Diebold

[kpete]

RFK Jr. Blows the Whistle on Diebold
By John Ireland, In These Times. Posted July 21, 2006.

The environmental lawyer-turned voting-rights advocate has found Diebold employees who may link the company to election fraud.

On July 13, the Pensacola, Fla.-based law firm of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a "qui tam" lawsuit in U.S. District Court, alleging that Diebold and other electronic voting machine (EVM) companies fraudulently represented to state election boards and the federal government that their products were "unhackable."

Kennedy claims to have witnesses "centrally located, deep within the corporations," who will confirm that company officials withheld their knowledge of problems with accuracy, reliability and security of EVMs in order to procure government contracts. Since going into service, many of these machines have been linked to allegations of election fraud.

In the wake of alleged vote count inconsistencies and the "hanging chad" debacle of 2000, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in 2002. HAVA appropriated $3 billion to replace voting equipment and make other improvements in election administration. Diebold, Election Systems & Software and Sequoia Systems secured the lion's share of nearly half that sum in contracts to purchase EVMs. All 50 states have received funds and many are hurriedly spending it on replacing lever and punch card machines in time for November.

According to the Election Assistance Commission, more than 61 percent of votes in the 2004 presidential election were cast and/or tallied by EVMs. Election Data Services, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm, estimates that the figure will jump to 80 percent by November, which will see elections for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives.

more at:
http://www.alternet.org/story/39152/

[Digit]

1. Kicked and recommended!

[Canuckistanian]

2. K&R for RFK Jr.!

(whew, that's a lot of acronyms)

[jean]

3. crisply saluting and sending to the GP

:patriot:

[Frustratedlady]

4. Good. Kennedy is going to be a bull dog on this issue.

I was afraid he was going to back down. He deserves everyone's support.

K&R

[kster]

5. I like this part of the article

The contents of the suit could be under judicial seal for at least 60 days while the U.S. Department of Justice considers whether or not to join the suit. If U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales decides not to join the suit, Levin Papantonio may approach individual state attorneys general. If no one joins, the firm is free to, as Papantonio puts it, "stand in the shoes of the Attorney General and fight on behalf of the taxpayers and the nation."

"The single greatest threat to our democracy is the insecurity of our voting system," warns Kennedy. "Whoever controls the voting machines can control who wins the votes."


Kick-n-Recommended..............

[Old and In the Way]

6. I really want to see a Kennedy take down a Bush.

It would be poetic justice.

[ariellyn]

7. Let me guess...Bush "didn't know."

:eyes:

[ClassWarrior]

8. Sorta like Raygun the Sock-Puppet saying "Ahh don't recall..."

Criminals. All of 'em.

NGU.

[grannylib]

9. These people need to go DOWN. All of them. Every stinkin' rePiglican

bussed in to act like a 'protester,' every Imbecile supporter, every asshole who jammed phone lines, every asshole who tossed voter registrations, every asshole who threatened people with arrest for showing up at the polls, every asshole who hired convicted felons to write the code that counts our votes, KKKarl Rover the Attack Dog, Chimpy, Cheney the Dick, Brother Jeb, Katharine Harris, Kenneth Blackwell, Wally O'Dell, every SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE IMPRISONED FOR LIFE.

This is our DEMOCRACY here, people...OURS. And you STOLE IT.

And you should SUFFER and PAY and PAY and PAY some more.

Life in prison. Yes. I can't wait to see these fuckers marched off to jail in cuffs.

Don't you think orange jumpsuits should be the fashion statement of the century for these thieves???

[Joanne98]

17. Go granny go. Put them all in PRISON!

[bonito]

10. Kick n/t

[lonestarnot]

11. 80 fucking percent. You people better be ready to stand up

because they are going to steal it again without a doubt.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

12. Two elections stolen?

Reccomended! Kudos to Robert Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy boldly faced tough problems and challenged the comfortable and complacent. Robert Kennedy Jr. keeps his Dad's vision and legacy alive! I just can't resist posting this again. From Currant on line. How To Steal An Election (0:46)
http://www.current.tv/studio/media/5970347


Washington Post: It's easier to rig an electronic voting machine than a Las Vegas slot machine.

Diebold Hack Hints at Wider Flaws: Diebold Has No Comment
The following is the best Site I have found for Election fraud video and news,all at one page, links to Brad's Blog ! Also there is a link to DU Election Reform Forum,so it's all in one place.: ElectionTheft.net The 2004 Election Fraud Beginner’s Guide: A Broken Democracy Crash Course http://www.electiontheft.net

[Pierzin]

13. thank you Diana!! Great Link!

Wow! wouldnt that be something if all the crooks were taken out because of fraud???? OH MY God, wow wow wow....

[The Count]

14. Interesting graph, By the time voters catch up with the 2004 theft, it's

time to wrap our brain around this coming one. 80% of the votes will be counted by W's gang. Good luck with that!

[EFerrari]

16. Obviously, the solution is to buy Fox. We need a big truck

and a LOT of quarters. lol

:)

[Cooley Hurd]

22. Not a big truck... we need more TUBES!

...a series of tubes!!!

[durrrty libby]

15. What a gem RFK jr is. I hope he knows that we truly

appreciate his work

[goclark]

18. Our Hero needs a DU tribute like we did for Helen

Not the Roses but something that will tell the world how much he is appreciated.

Any ideas~ he is amazing, just amazing.

This is just a thought, sometimes I recall John Kerry saying that he "had our back."


Well I want to believe that he has orchestrated the players to come out with pieces of the Diebold puzzle in time to put the entire puzzle together for November.


That is my dream anyway.

[Dinger]

19. Yes!

I'm trying to think of a proper tribute . . . .

[goclark]

20. Tribute Thoughts

If we could make a serious statement it would be some kind of symbolic awareness of the FRAUD involved in the Voting Machines.

He is dedicated to the Environmental Causes but to give him money for his favorite charity would change the message from the issue of Election Fraud.

Huum, maybe someone else could help us think in this thread or a new one.

[goclark]

25. Dinger ~ can you start a new thread for us about the possible TRIBUTE

ideas for RK Jr.?

What about something with the Whistle as a theme?

Like a giant Whistle with a Diebold Machine on the side

He is an unsung hero.

[NJCher]

21. I agree

I want to do something to applaud him for his actions. What could we do? We have so many clever thinkers here. Ideas, anyone?




Cher

[chat_noir]

23. video - Florida voting, eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpxJdwdAkkA

[snot]

24. Here's hoping

those "witnesses 'centrally located, deep within the corporations,' who will confirm that company officials withheld their knowledge of problems", don't get caught with any blunt garden knives:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2407322