Reply #31: Great thoughts. I have questioned the same thing and someone on DU

[Amaryllis]

actually had a thread awhile back to the effect that betweeen the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, we already HAVE laws against most of what happened outside of the e-voting issues. This is why I think the focus really needs to be on e-voting, because all the laws in the world that aren't enforced don't do a thing. It has to be addressed at the level of the ease with which large numbers of votes can be altered.

Have you seen this thread?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss//duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=203&topic_id=330275
I really wonder if we are making a huge mistake by trying to secure e-voting with legislation (which will be extremely difficult to pass)and if we are not making a mistake by buying into the argument of those who insist we can't have hand counting and therefore shouldn't try for it.