I agree. Paper and pencil. And just as important, citizens' oversight on the whole operation. None of this "secret" stuff.

How can we get machine-free hand-counted paper ballot systems on the table?

"This wave is the result of the unprecedented work of thousands of Election Integrity activists around the country. Aided by the Internet and new means of communication"

And hindered by the American news media which chose to parrot the information being feed to them by the voting machine corporations and the politicians who helped those corporations.

I wrote a letter to Bill Nelson 'suggesting' that he move left, not right one time about a year ago, I told him 'we were watching' ...we'll see

Can someone like Finley or Stewart expose that hack Brit Williams, for the Diebold ass-kissing P(iece)O(f)S shill that he is ?

Professor Emeritus my ass

...Oh yeah, I told Nelson that there are 'millions of us that don't listen to the propaganda put out by the Main Stream military contractor media (or faux), and actually pay attention to the reality on the ground as to what's happening up there in foggy bottom through C-Span and any other independant media we can get our eyes on.'

and a lot more

Maybe thats why I get so many "drive bys" (probably have the subversive label nailed to me...see you in Gitmo)

I remember now what set me off to write him, it was when he voted 'aye' to confirm 'Contra Death Squad Negroponte'

(man, was I pissed-off about that)

John: Quite a heartwarming editorial today in the NYT.

February 5, 2007

Florida, famous for doing so much wrong in its elections, is poised to take two very important right steps. First, Gov. Charlie Crist says he plans to end the use of touch-screen voting machines that do not produce a paper record. Florida’s move may finally sound the death knell for these unreliable, inherently antidemocratic voting machines.

Good Election News From Florida