After all is said and done, when it comes to voting for either McCain or Obama, what needs to be remembered is that the process has to be legit. I worry that the real evil is lurking behind the curtain. Marcos reminded me of an incident in Puerto Rico, where thousands of votes were once thrown into the river, thereby, dismissing the hopes of an honest election.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did an amazing report for Rolling Stone magazine awhile back, that looked at corruption tainting the election process in 2004. I suggest you take some time to read it, so that you can refresh your memory. The real danger goes well beyond corrupt elected officials. It is in an election system that deprives its citizens of their one vote.
"American history is littered with vote fraud -- but rather than learning from our shameful past and cleaning up the system, we have allowed the problem to grow even worse. If the last two elections have taught us anything, it is this: The single greatest threat to our democracy is the insecurity of our voting system. If people lose faith that their votes are accurately and faithfully recorded, they will abandon the ballot box. Nothing less is at stake here than the entire idea of a government by the people.
Voting, as Thomas Paine said, ''is the right upon which all other rights depend.'' Unless we ensure that right, everything else we hold dear is in jeopardy."
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That's the treal, A
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