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> On Sunday 13 June 2004 10:44 am, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> > It looks like Diebold's competition is similarly plagued
> > with buggy software.
> >
&gt; &gt; <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;u=/ap/20040612/ap_on_el_pr/florida_vo";>http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;u=/ap/20040612/ap_on_el_pr/florida_vo</a>
&gt; &gt;ting_machines_1
&gt; &gt;
&gt; &gt; This is an AP story out of Tallahassee, Fla.,
&gt; &gt; and concerns machines made by Election Systems &amp; Software
&gt; &gt; of Omaha, Neb.
&gt; 
&gt; My question is: how many citizens have you heard who 
&gt; are demanding computerized voting?
&gt; 
&gt; The beneficiaries are, it seems:
&gt; 
&gt; 1. The media, who want to be able to 
&gt; announce the winner the instant the polls close - 
&gt; if not before they open.
&gt; 
&gt; 2. The voting machine companies (along with the 
&gt; politicians they can buy), who will obviously profit - 
&gt; from selling the machines, and from tilting  elections.
&gt; 
&gt; 3. The two political parties, both of which no doubt 
&gt; realize the golden opportunities afforded them by 
&gt; this closed system. Why, corruption has never been
&gt; easier!
&gt; 
&gt; 4. Those who plan to cry about 'voter confusion' if 
&gt; results don't go their way. If punching holes in cards 
&gt; is too much for some voters to handle, what makes 
&gt; anyone think that they will be able to handle a touch 
&gt; screen any better? &quot;Ohhh! Computers are so confusing!&quot;
&gt; &quot;I voted WRONG!&quot;
&gt; 

I think you left out one group, although they aren't all that noisey

5. Those who beleive that technology/technologists can solve any 
and all social ills. Throw some technology at a problem, and watch
the problem just go away!

Wishful thinking. Besides, who has ever heard of usable software that 
didn't have significant bugs? IMHO of course, YMMV.


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