Reply #7: A patriotic Diebold employee... [View All]

[Gordon25]

...released to the media a week or so ago 1.8 gig's of internal Diebold emails. Not all have been yet read, but in those which have there is proof of Diebold's intent to decieve and defraud; that they have known about the security problems in the software for years and knew some elections officials used those security holes to manipulate vote totals; that they put uncertified versions of the software on elections machines during at least two elections. This is the kind of evidence that can send corporate executives to prison if an agressive prosecutor gets a hold of it. If you live in a state that uses Diebold equipment, you are the end user of that equipment. There is proof in the emails of Diebold's intent to deceive you and make you think the system is secure. Go to blackboxvoting.org for details on the emails. Contact your state Attorney General and file a consumer fraud complaint against Diebold. It was your tax money that was spent buying these machines which were misrepresented as being secure.

No, things are very much not hopeless right now. Diebold is ducking and covering, playing defense, calling in political favors and allies. Elected officials are behind the curve on this. It is up to individual citizen activists to file complaints, spread the word through letters to the editor. Most of all educate yourself on the issue and then join us in the fight. If enough of us care enough to do a little bit, we can save the integrity of our vote and in the process, our Democracy.

Please don't dispair. It has been a few individual citizens who have taken up this issue and decided to do what they could which has led to this most recent release of data. The more of us that pitch in the faster we secure our vote. We can't wait until after the 2004 election. If we do, any investigation into this issue will get the same stonewall treatment any attempt to investigate 9/11 has received. Check out the Activism forum while you are at blackboxvoting.org for suggestions on other things you can do. Research your state election laws. You can do it on line. The more you know the more powerful you are. Your help is needed and welcome.

Gordon25