http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2007/2800
The article on the subject.
2007-09-19 14:52:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
The article doesn't say the Republicans don't want the voting machines tested (like your question and the headline of the article imply). It says that they don't want the Democrats giving 1.8 million dollars in a no bid contract to one of their cronies. Big dfference.
2007-09-19 15:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
You make it sound as if all the Republicans in the federal gov't are behind this. Typical liberal hype...
It's just seven Republicans on Ohio’s State Controlling Board (and the vote was narrow at 4-3), and the Democrat in the equasion is Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, who wants to spend $1.8 million of Ohio's money on an unbid contract for voting machine testing.
Perhaps those four Republicans thought it was unwise to waste the state's funds on something so frivolous.
2007-09-19 22:02:29 · answer #2 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My parents have usually voted Republican throughout their lives, but they have changed their tune due to the previous two elections (and the general corruption of the Republican party away from what it used to stand for, like fiscal responsibility). They have lived in Ohio for many years.
They do not believe that Bush actually won Ohio, last time around.
Why would ANYONE be against testing the measuring instruments of our national elections? $1.8mil is nothing compared to the integrity of our voting process... though I rarely appreciate "no-bid" contracts.
2007-09-19 22:40:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They just prefer the older method, and don't yet trust the new computerized ones with the old ladies who run poling stations and security issues. Also the freepress is a very liberal biased news source claiming to independant
2007-09-19 22:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by deftonyc 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The voting machine can be riged at the program level and not show up anywhere else. Looks right but is wrong.
The only to check is to open the machine program.
This is how Bush won the last election.
2007-09-19 22:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by Questionable 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋
That's a Code Pink website. They hate all Americans, so I don't trust anything they say.
2007-09-19 22:11:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because last time they got the results they wanted. If you got the results you wanted would you want the voting machines tested ?
2007-09-19 22:00:44 · answer #7 · answered by Will 4 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Because they stoled the 04 election in Ohio, and would like to do so again in 08.
2007-09-19 21:59:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 5⤋
To keep the Democrats from rigging the machines during the next election.
2007-09-19 21:58:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 5⤋
Wasn't this the same excuse the Democrats used on the Florida recount of 2000?
2007-09-19 21:58:49 · answer #10 · answered by tercelclub 4 · 5⤊ 5⤋