> Too many voting ’irregularities’ to be coincidence
9 November 2004, 03:50
Most of the posts here miss the point. Sneaky fraud was not necessary in Ohio. They accomplished their feat out in the open, like they always do, and just depend upon the fact that they have reduced the mainstream media to a toothless old hag to ride out the criticism. Let’s say I make it difficult for a group of people to vote; say 2,000,000 of them. I’ll do it by making them wait for hours and hours in poor weather outside because I won’t provide enough voting machines. Now the overwhelming majority will stick with it, because in those precincts, people are mad. They’ve been lied to and cheated (the moral issue that drives peoples choices) and are going to exercise their constitutional right to vote. But let’s say 10% of them have other obligations that preclude them spending 7 hours in line to vote. Kids at home, jobs that can’t wait, etc. Whoa! I just made 200,000 votes disappear. Let’s say I discourage 20% of them. Bonus! See how easy it is?
Most of the posts here miss the point. Sneaky fraud was not necessary in Ohio. They accomplished their feat out in the open, like they always do, and just depend upon the fact that they have reduced the mainstream media to a toothless old hag to ride out the criticism. Let’s say I make it difficult for a group of people to vote; say 2,000,000 of them. I’ll do it by making them wait for hours and hours in poor weather outside because I won’t provide enough voting machines. Now the overwhelming majority will stick with it, because in those precincts, people are mad. They’ve been lied to and cheated (the moral issue that drives peoples choices) and are going to exercise their constitutional right to vote. But let’s say 10% of them have other obligations that preclude them spending 7 hours in line to vote. Kids at home, jobs that can’t wait, etc. Whoa! I just made 200,000 votes disappear. Let’s say I discourage 20% of them. Bonus! See how easy it is?