Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Let's put Jesse James (no, not that one!) in charge of the ballot box.

"Jesse James was reportedly asked why he robbed banks and he replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” Some things are so blindingly obvious, it’s funny to be reminded.

Another obvious association would be elections and political power. Try asking your least favorite politician why he steals elections and, like Jesse James, he’ll say, “Because that’s where the power is.” Right?"

" We’re now in an age of vote counting done by corporate trade secret software. This makes elections the secret, private property of the corporation chosen by the government officials who “won” the last election. With this secret vote counting, nobody can prove the totals correct, and the public can’t even peek."

...So what do we do? Why, use the Jesse James Principle, of course!


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