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La distruzione sistematica dei diritti di voto
Lunedì 28 luglio 2008 Discuta questo rapporto nelle tribune di RINF > Da Heidi Stevenson | Potreste pensare che aveste la destra votare. Potreste pensare i vostri conteggi di voto. Potreste pensare che ci fosse un problema qui o là, ma che sono le eccezioni. Potreste pensare che le 2000 elezioni presidenziali fossero un'aberrazione, in cui gli Stati Uniti La Corte suprema ha violato etico e sollecita i precedenti per crown il perdente di elezione, ricambiante la volontà della gente. Potreste pensare che non potesse possibilmente essere un problema continuo. Potreste sbagliarti molto tristemente. I diritti di voto sono ai attacchi sistematici negli Stati Uniti. Le tecniche includono: * Disenfranchisement autentico. * Commutazione di voto in macchine di elezione. * Rifiuto per permettere che il pubblico veda come i voti sono contati. * Uso delle corti della gente dai partiti politici e società per subvert la legge. * Uso delle minacce di causa dalle grandi società contro gli enti pubblici territoriali contante-legati impedirli esaminare voto macchine. Ogni non potrebbe sembrare come un'edizione importante, ma preso insieme, è chiaro che ci è un attacco coordinato diritti ai cittadini americani' di votare. Lanciare di voto Il Brad Friedman sta seguendo il problema per gli anni, ma lo livella è stato stordito quando è accaduto lui quando ha votato a Los Angeles durante l'elezione del 3 giugno la California: “Di destra prima dei miei occhi stessi, la scheda elettorale calcolatore-stampata prodotta dal sistema che di voto stavo usando, bolle in modo errato riempite per quattro delle corse stavo votando il poll. Ho avuto non stato incredibilmente attento, dopo che la scheda elettorale fosse stampata, confrontare scrupoloso che cosa è stato stampato a che cosa realmente ho votato per, non avrebbero saputo mai che i miei voti stavano dandi ai candidati non ho votato per.„ Poichè Friedman ha continuato a precisare, se fosse stato cieco, non ci sarebbe stato senso sapere che i suoi voti sono stati cambiati. Quaranta per cento dei suoi voti sono stati lanciati. A causa della sua protuberanza, la macchina che aveva votato sopra quarantined. Nessuno si sono preoccupati di verificare il resto delle macchine a quel posto di votazione o di altre dello stesso tipo. Mettere in gabbia dell'elettore Legittimo elettori chi sono probabili votare per “l'errato„ i candidati sono identificati e sistematicamente sono esclusi dai rulli dell'elettore. Different techniques are used, but one documented by reporter Greg Palast tells of one method. Before the 2004 election, military personnel who came from predominantly black neighborhoods were targeted. The Republican National Committee sent them letters addressed “Do Not Forward”. Most, if not all, of the addressees were serving their country in foreign lands. Lists were drawn up of the names on the letters that had been returned as undeliverable. The lists were sent to the RNC. These soldiers had been “caged”. Their voting registrations were challenged, based on the returned mail. Once their names had been removed from the voting rolls — without any attempts to locate and inform them — they lost the right to vote in the next election, whether they had returned home and gone to the polls or they had sent absentee ballots. Through voter caging and other techniques, over half a million voters were disenfranchised during the 2004 election. The vast majority of those who were disenfranchised by caging were black military personnel. Lack of Transparency in Vote Counting In the recent June 3rd election in Monterey, California, two election observers were harassed and prevented from observing the process and the equipment used for tabulating votes. From the first, when they formally requested access, citing the California code that specifies the rules for observation — which quite clearly gives the right to check out all phases of the election, along with all computer and tabulating equipment — they were stonewalled. In spite of the attempts to stop them, Valerie Lane and Brian Rothenberger were able to see obviously illegal activities and clear indications that it would be easy to tamper with the vote count. They were stalled, ordered to leave, and threatened with arrest. The second article in this series will discuss the specifics of how Mr. Rothenberger and Ms. Lane were prevented from doing precisely what the law — and democracy — requires. Lawsuit Threat In New Jersey’s Union County, paper records of the number of voters in the recent primary election did not match the results produced by Sequoia Voting Systems’ machine printouts. Naturally, the County Clerk, Joanne Rajoppi, wanted the problem investigated. The Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey, an organization of state sheriffs, county clerks, and other similar officials, concurred, calling for an independent review. They planned to have it done by a Princeton University computer scientist who has experience with voting machines. It isn’t going to happen. Sequoia claims, without any proof, that the errors were the result of errors by poll workers — an interesting concept, considering it’s never happened before. Using double-speak without a hint of embarrassment, they say that they “welcome all such responsibly executed review activities.” How that can be done, though, they don’t say — but they aren’t going to let Union County do an investigation. Sequoia threatened a lawsuit against Union County, claiming that an independent investigation would violate their licensing agreement. The county has no option but to capitulate. The cost of defending such a lawsuit is prohibitive for them. Left in the balance are the voters who have been disenfranchised. A Chilling Subversion of Our Democracy The implications for American democracy are chilling. A concerted and systematic effort has been underway to prevent the will of the people from being heard. The very basis of the governance of our nation is at extreme risk. Thomas Jefferson wrote: “Should things go wrong at any time, the people will set them to rights by the peaceable exercise of their elective rights.” He had faith in the people’s ability to make good decisions through voting. What would he think now, when that most basic of freedoms — the one at the heart of our society — is becoming a ghost, nothing more than the image of what it was meant to be? Alexander Hamilton said that a republic’s right to vote “ought to stand foremost in the estimation of the law.” Now, the right to vote is becoming little more than a shadow cast behind the actions of those who cast their votes into a void. Increasingly, it exists more in form than in substance. Different techniques that have been used — and continue to be used — will be discussed in depth in upcoming articles. The only way to stop the theft of democracy is through awareness of what’s happening. If you know that you’re a potential target of vote theft, then you can protect both yourself and the future of the nation. References The Brad Blog, by Brad Friedman, (http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6043) , (http://www.blackboxvoting.org/) Black Box Voting, (http://www.blackboxvoting.org/) “Buffalo Soldiers Scrubbed by Secret GOP Hit List”, by Greg Palast, ((http://www.gregpalast.com/massacre-of-t…) “Plan for voting machine probe dropped after lawsuit threat”, by Diane C. Walsh, Real-Time News, ((http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/0…) “Sequoia Threatens Lawsuit Over E-Voting Machine Review”, by K.C. Jones, Information Week, ((http://www.informationweek.com/news/man…) About the author* Heidi Stevenson, BSc, DIHom, FBIH Discuss this report in the RINF forums > Have Your Say: The Systematic Destruction of Voting Rights This entry was posted on Monday, July 28th, 2008 at 7:38 pm and is filed under Political News . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. |
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