Senators Clinton and Kerry Submit Open Voting Bill 1037
An anonymous reader writes "DailyKos is reporting that a group of senators and representatives including Hillary Clinton, John Kerrry, and Tubbs Jones, have proposed an 'open-source' voting bill. This bill (The Count Every Vote Act of 2005) corrects many of the problems in the last election. Notably, it requires paper receipts, and that the source and object code of all electronic voting machines to be open and readable by the public. " Commentary on the bill available at the Miami Herald.
I agree with Kerry & Clinton? (Score:5, Funny)
Something I agree with Kerry & Clinton on?
please (Score:5, Funny)
And now ... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Corporate Lobbies vs. Public Interest (Score:3, Funny)
They can have my unregulated monopoly when they pry it from my cold dead hands!
gives hackers an advantage (Score:0, Funny)
Since hackers want to break into the system, giving them the source makes their job a lot easier. No one else has any real incentive to atually analyse the code necessary, so this would be a win for the hackers (quit using the term cracker, BTW. It's annoying the way people try to change the definition of terms)
Typesetting (Score:3, Funny)
setting of that
bill is aw-
ful. Do all
bills have stu-
pid margin
sizes?
Re:I agree with Kerry & Clinton? (Score:5, Funny)
Hanging chad to be replaced by... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Typesetting (Score:2, Funny)
Good idea but they should have named it ... (Score:2, Funny)
"The No Vote Left Behind Act"
That'd satisfy the need the Administration has to name things using code words, like
"Help America Vote" - help citizens vote Right
"Can Spam" - yes, legally, now you can
"No Vote Left Behind" - leave the "No" votes behind, tally the "Yes" votes
what we need .. (Score:3, Funny)
that'll screw 'em!
(oh, btw, it should be a publically traded corporation
Re:Corporate Lobbies vs. Public Interest (Score:1, Funny)
You guys aren't even trying anymore (Score:3, Funny)
I, for one, am extraordinarily disappointed with the lack of quality of trolls in this modern day and age. I remember when a decent troll [adequacy.org] would satisfy my cravings for ignorance. But recently, the quantity of good trolls has been steadily decreasing.
Is someone dumping raw sewage over the side of your bridge? Come one people, you have to _make an effort_
I'll donate $1000... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Corporate Lobbies vs. Public Interest (Score:1, Funny)
You just keep telling yourself that.
Re:Corporate Lobbies vs. Public Interest (Score:2, Funny)
Number two is a misrepresentation of the facts. Please explain to me how Bush will stop Islamic fascists from killing and destroying. It's what they do. The only way to make them stop trying is to kill them all. The left won't allow that. We do need help getting the Iraqi government's security forces, which is why Bush just had a conference with European leaders. Been watching the news lately?
Number three -- who cares? No one ever looked up to the USA except those who agreed with what we do. And Germany has NOT been a close ally. West Germany was, but now we have a large contingent of the reunified communists still dragging Germany back into the mire of socialism.
Re:Corporate Lobbies vs. Public Interest (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Got the source code! (Score:1, Funny)
vote_count++;
Re:I agree with Kerry & Clinton? (Score:3, Funny)
Hmmm
Was this a pure coincidence?
Re:Corporate contributions are already disallowed (Score:3, Funny)