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Moral Compass

(1,513 posts)
28. Kenya offers an example of what could be...
Thu Oct 26, 2017, 12:06 PM
Oct 2017

Everyone has been tiptoeing around the enormous elephant in our national room. Once we went to proprietary, essentially unauditable electronic voting machines our elections ceased being credible.

We’ve had one election after another where the results didn’t match the exit polling. When this has happened in other countries we, the US, filed objections regarding that election. Ukraine is a notable example.

Our system is not and hasn’t been credible for decades.

That this server was wiped is clear evidence of culpability.

But nothing will be done. Because those in power got there illegitimately. They don’t want the investigations to happen because they would lead to their being discovered.

These cheaters have discovered the fatal flaw in our system. We have no way of invalidating a clearly fraudulent election.

Kenya shows what could be. But their judiciary seems to still be functioning. Ours? Not so much...

USA is past the point of self governance........ spixxen Oct 2017 #1
The rest of the world cannot solve climate change by themselves. The United States must transform StevieM Oct 2017 #24
Steve Bannon and a pack of billionaire fascist types Hortensis Oct 2017 #33
Win in 2018??????????????????? Podkayne K Oct 2017 #2
Maybe because Dems still believe in the democracy coupled Iliyah Oct 2017 #3
I've Been Saying This For Years SeattlePop Oct 2017 #17
Damn straight! meow2u3 Oct 2017 #18
We bring marshmallows to tank battles. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #20
That is a terrible attitude moda253 Oct 2017 #4
Absolutely.... it's always been a strategy of the right to convince us that voting is futile groundloop Oct 2017 #7
Poster #2 or poster #4... IthinkThereforeIAM Oct 2017 #30
Both. Just saying... Raster Oct 2017 #32
Wait how would I be accused of that? moda253 Oct 2017 #38
I'm sorry... Podkayne K Oct 2017 #22
I like your post. Our elections have rainy Oct 2017 #34
I think you are right to feel that way Podkayne. flying_wahini Oct 2017 #9
Good question. eom planetc Oct 2017 #13
"Why in the world do Democrats even begin to believe there will be free and fair elections." LenaBaby61 Oct 2017 #39
YOU should think about how to zip this asking with others Maraya1969 Oct 2017 #50
Someone should go to prison for this. crazylikafox Oct 2017 #5
Destroying evidence is a violation of law still_one Oct 2017 #6
Republicans truly believe they are above the law Iliyah Oct 2017 #25
The story says there was no evidence protection order in place. MGKrebs Oct 2017 #35
They cheat Botany Oct 2017 #8
We had no idea the automobile in question would be needed as evidence, your honor. Girard442 Oct 2017 #10
Total coincidence , they were just preping the machine for the 2018 election... Mr. Sparkle Oct 2017 #11
Evil Never Takes a Day Off dlk Oct 2017 #12
Proof yet again that Republicans can't win a fair fight. mac56 Oct 2017 #14
Everyone of these assholes should be in jail with tampering, which is s state and federal crime turbinetree Oct 2017 #15
Backup servers fifthoffive Oct 2017 #16
I think d_r Oct 2017 #36
Same state (mine) that complained of NSA rateyes Oct 2017 #19
+1,000,000 Amaryllis Oct 2017 #44
+1000 THIS! diva77 Oct 2017 #49
I agree. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2017 #52
In that case, judge should automatically declare for the plaintiff. lagomorph777 Oct 2017 #21
If you destroy data that's under a hold because of legal action . . . MrModerate Oct 2017 #23
you have to figure d_r Oct 2017 #37
You also have to figure that Rs are above the law. Amaryllis Oct 2017 #45
Evidence tampering? Turbineguy Oct 2017 #26
Not to mention destruction of evidence. cstanleytech Oct 2017 #42
Hang him high! lark Oct 2017 #27
Kenya offers an example of what could be... Moral Compass Oct 2017 #28
The machines, whether DREs, Optical Scanners, central tabulators, etc. do NOT meet burden of proof diva77 Oct 2017 #48
Guilty. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2017 #29
That proves the point of the plaintiffs, right? The server IS vulnerable to sabotage. DetlefK Oct 2017 #31
Look guilty much? Bradical79 Oct 2017 #40
Sounds like a criminal investigation needs to be opened now. cstanleytech Oct 2017 #41
Repubs never investigate their own. They might open a new one into Hillary. Amaryllis Oct 2017 #46
"The greatest Democracy money can buy!" nt EarthFirst Oct 2017 #43
What do they mean wiped? AngryAmish Oct 2017 #47
Destruction of Evidence is a serious crime Pachamama Oct 2017 #51
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