The bill, as written — despite our having helped to draft it prior to its introduction — currently fails on a number of levels. Most notably, in its institutionalization of the use of disenfranchising Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) touch-screen voting machines for all of America. Such machines use secret, unverifiable, invisible ballots to count your vote.<\/p>\n As The BRAD BLOG<\/a> has shown many times previously, PFAW — by their own multiple written<\/a> and spoken<\/a> admissions — PFAW actually prefers<\/i> the use of DRE touch-screen voting systems over paper based systems, and thus has become the number one supporter of the Holt bill. Worse, they are joining (perhaps even leading<\/i>) Holt’s office in misleading America about what the bill does and doesn’t do.<\/p>\n As HR 811 comes towards the U.S. House floor for a vote, PFAW is ramping up their efforts by sending out emails to members requesting they call Nancy Pelosi’s office at (202) 225-4965. <\/p>\n We suggest you do the same. But demand that Pelosi amend the bill to include a ban on DRE voting systems or otherwise vote against<\/i> the bill.<\/b><\/p>\n Then send this item to everyone you know!<\/em><\/p>\n Among the dishonest information propagated by PFAW during their pro-Holt campaign: The claim that a DRE ban could not pass in a Democratic-controlled Congress, despite such a ban passing recently passing in the state of Florida<\/i> with a Republican<\/i> House and Senate. PFAW has made the claim repeatedly and convinced other Election Integrity organizations of its validity, but has refused to offer a single name<\/a> of a single Congress member who now supports Holt’s bill, but who would vote against it if it included a ban on dangerous DRE voting systems.<\/p>\n Among the knowingly<\/i> dishonest, Frank Luntz-like deceptions that PFAW is now shamefully using in their continuing disinfo campaign (online version here<\/a>, excerpts posted below from their email sent yesterday<\/em>) contain the following misleading and\/or incorrect claims about provisions in the Holt bill:<\/p>\n PFAW should be ashamed of themselves. You can email PFAW at PFAW@PFAW.org<\/a> or call them with your complaints at: 202-467-4999 or 800-326-7329.<\/p>\n Excerpts from their deceptive email, sent yesterday, follow below…<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rep. Holt’s bill requires the following for ALL federal elections starting in 2008:<\/b><\/p>\n Please make the call!<\/p>\n Rep. Nancy Pelosi Yes, “please make the call,” but when you call, tell Pelosi to do the right thing for American democracy and require a real paper ballot<\/i> — one that is actually counted — for every vote cast in America.<\/p>\n The Holt bill should NOT even be considered unless it includes such a provision.<\/p>\n Blogged by Brad Friedman from St. Louis… UPDATE: The BRAD BLOG has heard from sources, though we’ve not been able to get confirmation from Congress, that HR 811 may come up for a vote on the floor as early as tomorrow (Thursday). Please read below and take action! People for the American Way (PFAW) — […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,218],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-election-reform","category-rush-holt"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4802"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcoauthors&post=4802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/PFAWvDemocracy.jpg\")
People for the American Way (PFAW) — previously the “good guys” in many a fight for your democracy — continues their dishonest<\/em> and misleading<\/em> campaign<\/a> to support Rep. Rush Holt’s dangerous Election Reform Bill (HR 811)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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\nPhone: (202) 225-4965<\/b><\/div>\n
\nDEMAND A BAN ON DRE\/TOUCH-SCREEN VOTING!<\/strong>
\n– Email Congress!<\/a>
\n– Call your members!<\/a>
\nSee www.BradBlog.com\/Holt<\/strong><\/a> for more details, coverage, talking points & information on all of the above!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"