Reply #97: Then maybe you'll connect more with this article...

[mikelewis]

The myth of fair elections in America


The debacle surrounding the Republican victory in 2000 demonstrated to the world that America's electoral process is wide open to abuse. But as Paul Harris discovers, the system has actually worsened since then

One person, one vote. Count the totals. The one with the most wins. The beauty of democracy is its simplicity and its inherent fairness. It equalises everyone, even as it empowers everyone. What could go wrong? In America, it turns out, quite a lot.

Everyone remembers the debacle in Florida, 2000. The recounts, the law suits and the eventual deciding of a presidential election - not by the voters - but by the Supreme Court. The memory still causes a collective shudder to America's body politic.

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Now I am not a conspiracy theorist. I don't believe that there is a cunning secret plan, set out in detail beforehand and then masterfully carried out to deliberately steal presidential elections. In fact, you don't actually need a shadowy plot to get much the same effect.

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You don't need to be a conspiracy theorist to be seriously worried about this state of affairs. In many ways, it is more worrying that the system is not being deliberately stolen from on high. It is actually broken from the ground up.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/columnists/story/0,,1866780,00.html

I'm not trying to force you to believe my theories so I wouldn't flame you for yours... I'm simply asking you to take a hard look at our election process and become aware of the catastrophe we're about to walk into. Whether or not this is a diabolical plan from up high or just plain old fashioned "incompetence feeding opportunity" is irrelevant. The result will be the same. On election day, we will see a Katrina level clusterfuck and on Nov. 8th, the GOP will most likely retain control of both Houses. This isn't a definite but given the history, I'd place a wager.