Today’s NYTimes editorial page features a letter by Holt, touting his legislation to make paper trails mandatory for voting machines, as was endorsed by the Times on May 16th. Having read this endorsement on the day it ran, my first thought was that ‘hope is audacious after all’.
I’m not getting paid to write here, nor am I getting paid to read the newspaper and/or material out on the web. What’s this guy’s excuse? There have been a multitude of articles and professional papers written, and a documentary shot with the voting commissioner of that district in Florida which counted negative votes for Gore, proving that the paper can read one way and the vote can be tallied another.
For Democrats to still be at this step on an issue this vital is pathetic! Rush Holt is far behind on his homework by the looks of it, as was the NYTimes for endorsing his legislation in the first place. At least they printed three additional letters pointing out what I have here.
Contact Rush Holt! Tell him that only optical scanners are acceptable!!!!
http://holt.house.gov/... 202-225-5801 202-225-6025 (fax)
Here is the specific part of his legislation that needs to be addressed.
Great Resources on this issue: http://www.blackboxvoting.org/http://www.bradblog.com/