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Stonepounder

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45. I have lost all faith in our voting system.

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 07:05 PM

Mar 2016

Don't get me wrong, I'll go vote, but I'm pretty sure that it is a useless waste of time. Ever since the 1% discovered back in 2000 that they could cook the election, Representative Democracy in the US has been a hoax. We allow elections where no one can examine the actual computer programs used to run electronic voting machines, where we can use a credit card at the local 7/11 gas pump and get a receipt showing what I bought, but it is 'too difficult' to give us a paper copy of who we voted for. And the guy who cheats is the guy who wins, so he/she has no incentive whatsoever to investigate voting irregularities.

We're toast. We just haven't realized it yet.

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Documenting Deliberate Sabotage (Voting in AZ) [View all] TBF Mar 2016 OP

WTF? chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #1

This is today's democracy in the US. jalan48 Mar 2016 #2

Helen Purcell Needs to be fired. The people standing in the Arizona sun had their lives put at risk. Bubzer Mar 2016 #3

Fired? Try Life In Prison Yallow Mar 2016 #20

Prosecute That Villan billhicks76 Mar 2016 #50

This "anything to win mentality" tells you everything about Clinton you need to know: Betty Karlson Mar 2016 #4

Well she can't win on her flip flopping erhm evolving SammyWinstonJack Mar 2016 #7

True. 840high Mar 2016 #51

Post removed Post removed Mar 2016 #54

My God are those photos for real...those folks have more patience than me. EndElectoral Mar 2016 #5

BEWARE this is just the beginning tartan2 Mar 2016 #6

It isn't us who have to beware. Hillary needs to call off her jwirr Mar 2016 #8

republicans are running this- you couldn't make rove happier certainot Mar 2016 #55

Republicans - TBF Mar 2016 #61

Yes, and she has yet to say one word about the other states jwirr Mar 2016 #62

I was doing election integrity back in the 2000's elections ... aggiesal Mar 2016 #9

Thanks for work there and on this post, aggiesal. Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #32

This is VOTER SUPPRESSION, plain and simple. Martin Eden Mar 2016 #10

We need a revolution of people demanding accountability and a new vote in AZ bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #26

Yes. Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #33

This demonstrates how people have messed with voting and deligitimized it. All in it together Mar 2016 #11

Delegitimization is the point.......nt 2naSalit Mar 2016 #30

What an excellent summary. Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #35

In 1998 Oregon passed vote by mail, and now all government elections are held by mail. Akamai Mar 2016 #12

My gueses as to what went wrong in AZ NorthCarolina Mar 2016 #13

"Your party affiliation will no doubt be processed in time for the GE" TBF Mar 2016 #15

I didn't think you had to worry about party affiliation in a GE? dflprincess Mar 2016 #52

I don't think that's all a2liberal Mar 2016 #56

This is totally voter suppression RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #14

"Sore loser complex" TBF Mar 2016 #16

Flipping Coins Has Been Around For A Long Time Yallow Mar 2016 #21

I want to see the actual coins! bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #27

Yeah. RoccoR5955 Mar 2016 #29

Only with large turnout are things changed. Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #36

The lines were already pretty long, Ghost - TBF Mar 2016 #40

Who was in charge? WHEN CRABS ROAR Mar 2016 #44

Helen Purcell is claiming responsibility for the hit - TBF Mar 2016 #47

HAVA. The opposite of its title, but I think it achieved its intent. nt SusanCalvin Mar 2016 #49

voter suppression gsb54 Mar 2016 #17

Jimmy Carter monitors voting SCVDem Mar 2016 #18

"On line verifiable voting and taxes filed in 3 minutes" TBF Mar 2016 #19

As Long As It Is 100000% Verifiable Yallow Mar 2016 #22

The tax filing SCVDem Mar 2016 #23

Oregon votes by mail, no internet required or desired. All paper, automatic registration. No lines. Bluenorthwest Mar 2016 #28

Does the voter, having voted, get a receipt? n/t Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #37

A disgusting display of voter supression. blackspade Mar 2016 #24

The folks Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author 2naSalit Mar 2016 #31

You are in the Socialist Progressives Group TBF Mar 2016 #34

Snapshot of this thread I'm using to facebook Ghost Dog Mar 2016 #38

I believe Helen is elected - TBF Mar 2016 #39

Bernie Sanders himself weighs in on Voter Suppression: TBF Mar 2016 #41

Bernie takes this to the convention... no coronation... modestybl Mar 2016 #42

Petition to the U.S. Government to investigate Election Irregularities/Vote Suppression... HeartoftheMidwest Mar 2016 #43

I just signed the one Bernie sent in an email - TBF Mar 2016 #46

I have lost all faith in our voting system. Stonepounder Mar 2016 #45

That voting machine software code should be Public Access. Volaris Mar 2016 #58

Helen Purcell claims responsibility but TBF Mar 2016 #48

This is pretty damning, and yet she won't step down. passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #57

..she won't step down. Volaris Mar 2016 #59

She is elected and should be indicted - TBF Mar 2016 #60

when machines count hillary wins - when people show up and count sanders wins SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #53