Would DU veterans please tell the "newbies" of Andy Stephenson's importance here...

[Tsiyu]

2. He also got screwed over by some of the people

who were in the early "anti-Black Box" camp ( won't even mention the "B" word ) who only wanted to milk the issue for their own self-aggrandizement.

But Andy was a true reformer, and actually cared about the issue, not about bringing attention or $$ to himself. He continually and relentlessly explored all aspects of the issue here, and taught us all so much.

He was a tireless advocate for the paper ballot, for checks and balances in vote tabulation. ( After all, it doesn't matter if you voted if your vote doesn't count. )

Every time the issue of vote tampering or Black Box voting comes up, I think of Andy and wish he was here.

He was one of a kind.