"Never interrupt your opponent when he is setting himself on fire"

[robinlynne]

50. Yes. That is true. And 80% of Amreican votes are counted by computers. my state uses paper ballots,

BUT they are scanned by optiscan machines owned by ES&S, formerly Diebold. I have seen the entire process, up close and personal. The only people allowed in the room with the computers are county employees, who should be there,...and several Diebold technnicians. My state is California. People are just not aware of the growing electronic privatized voting in our country.

Instead of the OCunty owned software or state owned software everything was privatized under Bush. Obama did nothing to change the scenario. bush appointees are still sitting in charge of our federal election regulation. google EAC. 2 empty commissioner seats, and 2 Bush appoiitees, republicans. Then google th4e FEC. no commissioners at all.

Dems ignore this reality and say get out the vote. This is not how democracy works. Each person gets one vote, and the votes need to be counted IN PUBLIC with citizen oversight.