American vs Canadian efficiency

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Amen to this posty.
How have we become so dependent on machines that we except them as
non-falable
after they  ate several thousand of the ballots.
and the ballots themselves could not be punched to remove the chad. Was
there a conspirisy here. forget the sp in a hurry bi.
Joe Goss
> > >now down to 500 votes from 1,500.  So with 10,000 votes uncounted,
(ones
> the
> > >machines rejected for whatever reasons)
> >
> > Those ballots were counted twice by machine, and votes for other offices
> > recorded.  Many had no vote for president.  I submit that, had there
been
> > the choice, "non-of-the-above" would have won by a landslide.
> > Conrad Hoffsommer
>
> With a only 500 vote difference and 10,000 votes (I think this is only two
> counties) unable to be counted by machine what is the big deal about
> counting them by humans?  But if not counted manually it will ever be on
the
> minds of millions, did Bush really win?  Bush could have said, "count
those
> votes, if I am to win it must be clear and decisive".  It would take a
very
> bold leader to say this but what else can an effective "moral" leader say?
> By opposing recounts he appears to be impeding the democratic process thus
> begging the question; "Is he afraid to face the truth"?
>
> >I submit that, had there been
> > the choice, "non-of-the-above" would have won by a landslide.
>
>
> There is no need for "non of the above" to be on ballots because that is
> exactly the vote of those who do not show up at  the polls.
>
>
>
> >
> > The whole election will be a moot point, anyway.  Both houses are pretty
> > evenly divided, and now extremely polarized by this post-election
> campaign.
> > Whoever wins will never be able to lead a gridlocked congress.
> > Conrad,
>
>
> IF the perception prevails that the election was finally won fair and
square
> then I think the country will be behind the President.  The US Supreme
Court
> is supposed to rule tomorrow.  They can say it is up the the States to
> control the elections, or they can say no law,  person or process can
impede
> the casting  or the counting of ballots.  ---ric
>
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