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Europeans To Monitor American Voters

shonagon53 writes "The United States is known as being the world's most stable democracy. But since the Florida 2000 fiasco, things have changed. Europe's famous Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will now be monitoring the U.S. elections. The institution normally monitors elections in third world countries in transition, and in crisis areas or regions where civil wars have destabilized the political process. In november, the OSCE will be monitoring local and state elections in Kazakhstan, Skopje, Eastern Congo, Ouagadougou and... the United States. As the BBC reports, for some Americans this comes as a humiliation; others see it as a necessity, since they have lost trust in the American election process."

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  1. Hey! by Crystalmonkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey! We are perfectly capable of voting on our own thank you! The Diebold company assures me of that.

  2. Re:US votes? by CaptainCarrot · · Score: 5, Funny
    was paralysed when informed of WTC attacks

    You're believing Michael Moore about this, aren't you? This is one of his many lies. Witnesses on the spot have a different story.

    On the other hand, Kerry said of himself that when he learned of the attacks, he sat frozen for over a half hour. (This was on the 8 July Larry King Live interview.) Even if we were to believe that Bush froze, it was for no more than 7 minutes.

    Good thing it wasn't Kerry on the spot then, huh?

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  3. Re:electronic voting from home by Al+Dimond · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because people's home PCs are exactly the kind of secure platforms from which any good democracy should determine its future leaders.

  4. Re:uncontrollable laughter by jb.hl.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    So? I know Fox, they'll just make a big map with all of the borders between European countries removed and label this new country "FRANCE".

    Sneaky Ailes bastard.

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  5. The layout for the 2004 ballots by quigonn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bush [ ]
    [ ] Kerry

    Let the courts decide which field belongs to which candidate
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  6. Re:"It failed us four years ago" by brokenvoice · · Score: 5, Funny

    Really.

    So what does, "We won't forget this.", mean exactly? Next you'll invade Aberdeen to get access to (what's left) of north sea oil in a bid to liberate the Scots from the yoke of Blair the dictator?

    You're a funny man. Go militia boy go!