Reply #13: Agree and let's reflect for a moment on...

[understandinglife]

....what the "Iraq election" has already cost us.

I suggest that we could pay for a hand count in every election for the next 100 years and still have plenty of $$$ to buy expensive champaign for the winners, losers, their staffs, ....what the hell, for every citizen who voted.

If you think that's an exaggeration then just think of the billions of dollars we've already spent in Iraq. And, then think about all the lives lost in the service of 'bringing democracy to Iraq.'

So, to anyone raising the argument about cost when it applies to the service of the most fundamental act of democracy, I think they are in need of a major dose of civics, the history of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to provide them the opportunity to vote, and the reality that when systemic disenfranchisement is even a potential issue, democracy is on its way to the sewer.

Peace.

"I Declare The 2004 Election Invalid: Someone I do not know was prevented from voting"