Kos Diary - Romney Family Ohio Voting Machines

[flamingdem]

** Is it true that there is a paper trail in Ohio as claimed at this link?

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/20/1147586/-ROMNEY-FAMILY-OHIO-VOTING-MACHINES

My first ever (and perhaps my last) diary entry follows:

I'm so upset my hands are shaking. Before today why haven't I seen coverage of the Romney's owning voting machines. Did I miss something back in the summer of 2011 when they purchased through a Bain off-shoot the Austin, TX company HART Intercivic?

http://www.allvoices.com/...

How does a single voice (mine) scream the injustice? I feel so helpless.

COMMENT:
all we can do is GOTV and be vigilant (8+ / 0-)

first, Ohio has a paper trail:

DRE machines also print a contemporaneous voter verifiable paper record that shows on paper what the machine recorded electronically. This paper record is the official ballot for purposes of a recount and/or post election audit.



second, OFA is organizing lawyers to protect the vote.




-----------all voices link from diary - background:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/13221476-romney-family-buys-voting-machines-through-bain-capital-investment

Tagg Romney, the son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has purchased electronic voting machines that will be used in the 2012 elections in Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington and Colorado.

"Late last month, Gerry Bello and Bob Fitrakis at FreePress.org broke the story of the Mitt Romney/Bain Capital investment team involved in H.I.G. Capital which, in July of 2011, completed a "strategic investment" to take over a fair share of the Austin-based e-voting machine company Hart Intercivic," according to independent journalist Brad Friedman.

But Friedman is not the only one to discover the connection between the Romney family, Bain Capital, and ownership of voting machines.

Truth out reports:

"Through a closely held equity fund called Solamere, Mitt Romney and his wife, son and brother are major investors in an investment firm called H.I.G. Capital. H.I.G. in turn holds a majority share and three out of five board members in Hart Intercivic, a company that owns the notoriously faulty electronic voting machines that will count the ballots in swing state Ohio November 7. Hart machines will also be used elsewhere in the United States.

In other words, a candidate for the presidency of the United States, and his brother, wife and son, have a straight-line financial interest in the voting machines that could decide this fall's election. These machines cannot be monitored by the public. But they will help decide who "owns" the White House."

Both The Nation and New York Times confirm the connection between the Romney family, Solamere and the Bain Capital investment in the voting machine company, Hart Intercivic, whose board of directors serve H.I.G. Capital.

"Mitt Romney, his wife Ann Romney, and their son Tagg Romney are also invested in H.I.G. Capital, as is Mitt's brother G. Scott Romney.

The investment comes in part through the privately held family equity firm called Solamere, which bears the name of the posh Utah ski community where the Romney family retreats to slide down the slopes." Truth out added.

There are also political connections between Solamere and the Romney's. "Matt Blunt, the former Missouri governor who backed Mr. Romney in 2008, is a senior adviser to Solamere, as is Mitt Romney’s brother, Scott, a lawyer," according to the New York Times.

[msongs]

1. so, what if the papers in the "paper trail" go missing for some mysterious reason? nt

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Willard's spawn and

others from Temple Square are on a Mission to get this turd elected. All part of the White Horse Prophecy,if you had read the recent Rolling Stone article you would understand what is at stake here. If you haven't,then I might suggest getting at it. That's what is at stake and I think it might be finally scaring some Rethugs a bit.

Eric Holder is to damn arrogant to move on this issue. All he has done in the last four years is keep his chair warm,he hasn't served our President well,in fact he is a disgrace to our country. Must have a high profile job with some Wall Street Company starting after New Years. Good riddance.

[flamingdem]

3. I've got to read that, it's probably online

What else other than religious zeal could make them this underhanded.

They are so inappropriate as a first family, can you imagine having the Cult Bishop as President at all.

That's where I calm down because it simply cannot be allowed to happen by the universe.

HIG machines though may be part of an alternative universe..

[Cha]

4. I actually don't get that from Holder..

Eric Holder To LGBT Lawyers: You Have 'Solemn Responsibility' To 'Safeguard' Rights

Eric Holder delivered a keynote speech to kick off the LGBT Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law Conference this evening.

The Attorney General celebrated the Obama administration's pro-equality successes, including often-overlooked accomplishments like the Justice Department Civil Rights Division's work with local law enforcement on LGBT discrimination and filing the first indictment under a federal hate crimes law, but he also reminded the lawyers that much work needs to be done, and challenged them to use the current "momentum" to win equal rights

Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2012/08/eric-holder-to-lgbt-lawyers-you-have-solemn-responsibility-to-safeguard-rights.html#ixzz29uNBJMp8

More Action from AG Eric Holder..

http://www.justice.gov/briefing-room.html

[flamingdem]

5. I agree Cha and don't jump

on the dump on Holder bandwagon, and didn't mean to here!

[Cha]

6. Somehow,

I knew that!