I heard about this documentary on some news blurb, on HBO starting November 2nd, called "Hacking Democracy" about electronic voting, and some questions as to the integrity of not only the machines, but the people running the companies who make them.
Having read some security articles about the vulnerabilities of the devices previously, specifically the Diebold tabulating software, I TiVo'ed it and finally got around to watching it on a lazy Saturday afternoon (today).
I honestly don't know what to say. I'm completely blown away. I know that these days it's considered 'unpatriotic' to question things and try to get answers that might not be what people want to hear, but I think that this particular topic is of interest to every red-blooded American, Republican, Democrat, whatever your political affiliation. If you care about your country, you should care about how voting is handled. This documentary says it's basically it's a disaster, vulnerable to just about every form of corruption you could possibly imagine.
You should watch this show and draw your own conclusions... It's on HBO pretty much constantly, and I'm sure it's on bittorrent by now.
And for the record, just in case my personal objectivity is questioned, I'm not affiliated or registered with any political party and I've served my country in the military honorably. I just think people should be informed enough to make their own judgements.
However I do believe that the right to fair and accurate voting is one of our most important rights in this country. Without it, where are we?
I know I'm going to get flamed as a 'tinfoil hatter', but whatever... I'm not so sure that handing over the voting process to a privately-held company that considers the vote counting process a trade secret is a very smart thing to do.
