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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 10:36 AM
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What would happen if Americans hacked the machines on Election day
and instead of voting for the democrats, voted for Guy Fawkes instead?

Do you think it's possible? Would it demonstrate once and for all how vulnerable the machines are?

Would Americans finally listen and see for themselves how the voting process has been corrupted?

Would Americans have the guts to do it?

What other solutions are there to the corrupted voting process short of an anarchistic act like this?
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Lindacooks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 10:38 AM
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1. That's the idea my dh had.
Hack it so a total unknown wins 90% of the vote. Then we'll see who squawks.
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 10:40 AM
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2. 90% of Americans would say
"Who? Is he a Republican or a Democrat?"
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 10:44 AM
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3. Want a bumper sticker: "Hillary could hire a hacker!"
Think it would be a grand fear to plant in freeper heads. :evilgrin:
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Rosemary2205 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 10:47 AM
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4. I'd like for us all to show up with baseball bats
and just beat the electronic machines to a pulp.

Someone else had the idea of everyone choosing to vote absentee because there's a paper ballot.

The real problem is that the counting of votes isn't transparent.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 11:42 AM
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10. If I wasn't so afraid of jail and * torture, I'd love to do that, too. n/
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ecstatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 10:48 AM
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5. We should beat them at their own game--aren't most CS guys liberal?
Just have them switch votes *back* to Dem. LOL
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 10:55 AM
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6. Can't we just slap a big ass industrial 'support the troops' magnet on it.
and be done with it?
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helderheid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 11:55 AM
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11. Bwahahaha!
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creeksneakers2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 11:16 AM
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7. If the Republicans think they might be the victims
the machines will be gone the next day.
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Fresh_Start Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 11:20 AM
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8. Osama bin Laden wins Governorship of Texas
would be the sweetest hack ever
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Lindacooks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 03:30 PM
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13. Oh, I LOVE that!
Somebody try to convince me that we shouldn't try that.

As another poster said, if Repukes thought they would lose because of the machines they'd be gone in a millisecond.

And welcome to DU!

:hi:
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 11:26 AM
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9. cheers!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
3 of 'em
V
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radwriter0555 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:43 PM
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12. It may be the only solution. Playing nice sure isn't working.
If anyone has any other solutions, I'd LOVE to hear them!!!!
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Guy Fawkes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 03:30 PM
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14. I'm not saying "no"...
:evilgrin:
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