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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo what is the Democratic plan to ensure that people are not disenfranchised and vote machines
are not hacked in 2018?
Yeah, that's what I thought!
still_one
(92,204 posts)to your statement that the voting machines were actually hacked, that has not been determined as of yet.
The disenfranchised that you speak of, is the result of gerrymandering, and issues concerning that are being being challenged in the court, but it is a slow process.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/26/us/2016-presidential-campaign-hacking-fast-facts/index.html
As much as some would like to use any excuse to be critical of the Democrats, that is what they are doing right now through this investigation
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)my frustration is forms of this have been going on since the 2000 election and I have yet to see a coordinate effort to bring it into the open or prevent it from happening.
Florida African American voters were disenfranchised in 2000 and there is strong evidence of vote hacking in OH in 2004, but if you talk about, you're "fringe" "and kooky". All 5 swing states dramatically eeked out a Trump win on Nov 8, 2016, but we can't talk about how fishy that us as well.
I am a loyal democrat: the party of FDR, Truman, the Kennedy's, and LBJ, but I am sick of the timid actions on the part of the Democratic Party that keeps allowing Republican cheating to subvert our once great democracy.
still_one
(92,204 posts)at least we have a chance to move it forward
RussBLib
(9,019 posts)Both parties seem intent on not allowing paper ballots. I can only assume that they are being paid-off by someone, because anyone without scales on their eyes will know the machines can be easily hacked.
It's one of the more-frustrating aspects of the country today. When we cannot even rely on our votes being counted accurately, I question why we should even fucking bother.
mythology
(9,527 posts)http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-democrats-go-all-voting-rights
https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/state-redistricting-litigation-april-2017-edition
https://www.letamericavote.org/
As was noted, there is still absolutely zero evidence that any actual votes were hacked, no matter how many angry emoji you use.
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)Your arrogance is unwarranted!
kacekwl
(7,017 posts)it has been shown many times it is not only possible but easy to "hack" certain machines. This , gerrymandering , missing ballots , lost votes , voter roll "cleansing" , inability to track votes all fall under the same umbrella.
TheFrenchRazor
(2,116 posts)publicizing this issue and raising awareness, until our democratic "leaders" get motivated enough to do something about it.
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)We need Dems in charge like we have in CA.
So get busy put Dems in charge of your state.
I vote by mail on paper and have more than a moth to do it.
msongs
(67,413 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Don't expect people here to know that.