And for his take on the e-vote:
| Say, do you really think these things are "secure", running on Windows and using Access for their database? Please. Sure, you can make them secure, but researchers at Johns Hopkins found an apparent lack of effort towards that goal and that there are in fact are a number of "convenient" security flaws and back doors. And here's how you can tamper with the database after the fact and then get rid of the evidence.
But the real issue is not whether these things are secure (which they aren't) but whether you can audit them to see if the security is working. And you can't. And that's the problem. It's all about accountability, or in this case the lack thereof. Congress and the states have had four years to work on this. As with many government programs, they have either done nothing or made the problem worse. It isn't going to be fixed by November, either. It's too late. So, here is my proposed solution. This November, every single voter in every precinct in every state should request a write-in ballot. Even if you are going to vote for George W. Bush you should get a write-in ballot and mark it down on paper. Every voter should simply refuse to use electronic voting machines that do not provide an audit trail. Instead, make sure your vote is recorded on paper and make sure they have to count them. All. By hand. Demand accountability. OK, then. |
Hell, California flat out said some time back that they would fix the problems with the machines, but they were giving themselves a deadline of 2006 to do it. How convenient.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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