posted on Oct, 9 2010 @ 10:08 AM
I think that testimony is actually pretty old -- from around 2004 maybe? I recall reading it, though I did not see the video at that time.
The programmer made the point that it is trivially easy to commit fraud on these paperless voting machines. He did not point out that the control of
those machines is determined by the State, so those of you who think there will be fraud in only one direction need to rethink this.
States controlled by Democrats will obviously not rig an election for Republicans, and vice versa.
So for this kind of fraud to occur, you need a couple of things to be true -- 1. the state must be controlled by a party that would not win the
election in question without fraud. 2. the state must use electronic voting machines without a paper trail.
The case for fraud in Florida in 2000 was not very good last I saw. That's not to say that it didn't happen, but the case for it was pretty much
circumstantial. The case for fraud in Ohio in 2004 was better. Plus there's spooky stuff involved there, too. Unless I'm misremembering, didn't
one of the guys who was set to testify in that case have an unfortunately timed plane crash just before his testimony could occur..? Ugh.
Election fraud has gone on for as long as elections have been held. The only way to combat it is to have people from all parties present at all times
during a vote that uses paper. Even that cannot completely prevent it, since there are methods of denying voter rights before the vote.
So if you come into this thread saying "Democrats will steal this election," or "Republicans will steal this election," you are half right. Both
parties are going to work the ref as hard as they can.