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Title: Recommended #OWS Demand: Let ALL Citizens 18 and Older Vote, On Paper Ballots, Count Them in Public
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Published: Nov 5, 2011
Author: Brad bolg
Post Date: 2011-11-05 10:34:14 by tom007
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Recommended #OWS Demand: Let ALL Citizens 18 and Older Vote, On Paper Ballots, Count Them in Public The great patriots comprising Occupy Wall Street demonstrations across the nation hardly need my input on the "demands" they continue to try and narrow down and achieve consensus on. I'm quite sure they've got more than enough folks out there making their case for all manner of "demands" given the past 30 years (or more) of utter neglect, corruption and abuse the good citizens of this nation have otherwise been forced --- up until now --- to accept as "politics as usual." Nonetheless, I've been meaning to ring in on this (and did so recently in a brief comment), so perhaps I should do so quickly here, where it's likely to catch a few more Occupied eyeballs. I offer the following simple "demand" for consideration by OWS, as this one likely underscores almost every other. Or, at least, without it, all other demands may ultimately be rendered moot. Here it is. One demand that seems simple enough --- and is as non-partisan as can --- for your consideration: Every U.S. citizen 18 years of age or older who wishes to vote, gets to vote. Period. Those votes, on hand-marked paper ballots, will be counted publicly, by hand, on Election Night, at the precinct, in front of all observers and video cameras. Please help spread this to the Occupiers if you agree its important. For example, Tweet it (or a link to this article) like mad (with #ows in the text), and/or spread it via Facebook and/or print it out and take it to a General Assembly at an Occupation near you! Thanks!
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#1. To: All (#0)
In Colorado Springs if a citizen tried to monitor the vote count here, you would at least spend the night in jail and a have a thousand dollar fine for some bull crap trespassing charge.
I used to be a Democratic precinct Committed person and had to spend the day monitoring the vote in my precinct as a Democratic party representative. That changed when i became a Green. I find your state's attitude outragiously oppressive. An honest, open, vote-count at each precinct is essential.
Break the Conventions - Keep the Commandments - G.K.Chesterson I had a very different experience here in CA. In '07 during the ron paul primary I went into the precinct HQ w/ vid rolling. 1 flunkee initially tried to get uppity but i told him to GET YOUR BOSS IF YOURE CONFUSED, NOW. They were very nice & gave me a gu "Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28
No cheating to be had on paper ballots. Those machines can do anything they are programmed to do. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
I think that's the point. Yup! Even the mechanical machines of yesteryear can be made to cheat. Of course, it will take lots more time to count. That is the price we must pay to rid ourselves of those nasty machines. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#2. To: tom007 (#1)
#3. To: tom007 (#0)
#4. To: Ferret, tom007, lod, eric stratton (#2)
(cont) a guided tour. The only thing they asked was that i not film the break room. My story was featured on black box voting. To be arrested for that would garner one many easy thousands of $$ in a quick settlement. & stomp the wanna-be tyrants.
#5. To: tom007 (#0)
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Let ALL Citizens 18 and Older Vote, On Paper Ballots,
#6. To: BTP Holdings (#5)
Those machines can do anything they are programmed to do. ;)
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#7. To: All (#5)
Those machines can do anything they are programmed to do.
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