On the contrary, leaking something out of Iraq may be the solution. If 200 marines hadn't died all at once in Beirut, the US might have occupied foreign territory for years. Instead, they ran away quickly; maybe that's what it will take in Iraq to get Shrub to wake up.
Before anyone overreacts to that statement, 200 US soldiers are probably going to die anyway. Wouldn't it better that they all go at once and end the occupation quickly than ten die every day and nothing changes after a month?
(1) Computer "voting" systems that can produce a total vote in five minutes but be rigged by one party to produce a false result.
(2) Paper ballots marked with an "X" and counted by hand, which take days or weeks to count but are recountable verifiable.
Why is it Americans would willingly accept and incorrect and fraudulent vote count than an accurate paper count simply because it's faster?
*Two* months will pass before the "elected" president takes office after voting day. Why, then, is it such a rush to reach a final and incorrect total? Paper ballots may take days or even weeks, but they can be recounted and checked for fraud.
Once the person is sworn in, you have to live with that decision for four years. Do you really want to give up your entire democracy just because you're too lazy to spend a few hours counting paper ballots?
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Before anyone overreacts to that statement, 200 US soldiers are probably going to die anyway. Wouldn't it better that they all go at once and end the occupation quickly than ten die every day and nothing changes after a month?
Which is better? You may NOT pick a third option:
(1) Computer "voting" systems that can produce a total vote in five minutes but be rigged by one party to produce a false result.
(2) Paper ballots marked with an "X" and counted by hand, which take days or weeks to count but are recountable verifiable.
Why is it Americans would willingly accept and incorrect and fraudulent vote count than an accurate paper count simply because it's faster?
*Two* months will pass before the "elected" president takes office after voting day. Why, then, is it such a rush to reach a final and incorrect total? Paper ballots may take days or even weeks, but they can be recounted and checked for fraud.
Once the person is sworn in, you have to live with that decision for four years. Do you really want to give up your entire democracy just because you're too lazy to spend a few hours counting paper ballots?