Did Anonymous really Save-the-Vote in Ohio? .... REALLY???

[ElboRuum]

37. I cannot detect any lack of truth in what you posted.

I don't get the hostility around this issue. We've been saying, quite rightly and correctly since HAVA was enacted and the e-vote showed up that this lack of transparency around election represents a distinct, palpable threat to our democracy.

You are precisely correct in saying that it doesn't fundamentally matter whether the vote was hacked and then unhacked or whatever the situation may be. Lacking direct evidence, we must avail ourselves again of the reality that the opaque manner in which we hold our elections these days precisely and exactly PREVENTS validation of any election with any reasonable assurance.

I'm not averse to Anonymous providing proof that some action was taken on their part to prevent Rove and Co. from doing whatever it is they were going to do, that would, of course lead many currently unconvinced that our elections are susceptible to tampering from outside agencies. However, what I do not require is this evidence to know that the lack of transparency coupled with the lack of a paper trail in many states is incipiently dangerous to the legitimacy of the vote.