A Step Backward For Voting System Transparency

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday July 29, 2008 @10:00AM from the yet-more-retroactive-immunity dept.

Verified Voting is reporting that Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT) introduced the Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act (S. 3212). While having many commendable features, this bill also has a few stinkers, including language that would exempt from any verification requirement those paperless voting systems purchased before January 1, 2009 to meet HAVA's accessibility requirements. This would leave millions of voters (particularly those with disabilities) dependent on insecure paperless electronic machines for years to come. The Senate Rules and Administration Committee will hold a hearing tomorrow, so if you have an opinion, now is the time to make yourself heard. Rush Holt has a much better bill.

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Re:Stinkers by philspear · 2008-07-29 12:47 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Politicians are in charge of running the country, and thus should definitely be held fully accountable for the results of their actions (and lack thereof).
Fine, great, yes. Accountability and resposibility and all that, I agree. It's not treason though.
This is not treason: they don't realize it's going to be bad for the country, or they don't think it will.
Once again, treason is intentional, this is not.
Not for nothing, "epic fail"? Can we keep the internet memes on 4chan?