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"Still, the FBI warning seems likely to ramp up pressure on the Department of Homeland Security to formally designate state election systems as part of the nati
by Globz 10y ago
"Still, the FBI warning seems likely to ramp up pressure on the Department of Homeland Security to formally designate state election systems as part of the nation’s “critical infrastructure” requiring federal protection"
I can't believe what I am reading!
What are they waiting for ? For the Russians to rig the election? seriously...
- seanot 10y agoYep. It's bad enough when the democrats and republicans rig elections.
- JumpCrisscross 10y agoLegal consensus? De-centralised elections are not something we should give away in a panic. The costs and benefits need to be weighed before a prudent plan is developed and implemented. Rushing to put the nation's electoral system under the federal guidance of an organisation not precisely lauded for its transparency or democratic values is at least a bit troubling.
- Globz 10y agoThey could at least provide help to properly secure the state election systems instead of reacting after a breach. Why not try to secure the systems to a higher standard and be proactive?
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago"Securing" as in reaching in and making changes? Or "securing" as in publishing guidance around best practice? Latter, I'd be fine with. I'd even go so far as to requuire it by law. The former amounts to an unelected federal body with a nasty history tampering with election electronics.
- Globz 10y agoPublishing guidance around best practice should be mandatory when dealing with government infrastructure, these election systems are not "low level" target they can potentially influence the course of history if they are rigged.
- neom 10y agoThis is why groups like 18F are very important and need to be really well supported by the American People. IMO 18F shouldn't be a part of GSA and should live on it's own.
- niels_olson 10y ago18F is too small to live on its own in the federal beuracracy. GSA is the correct parent org by alignment. Mandating it's existence in US Code would be helpful, though it may be premature to define it's scope yet.
- neom 10y agoThat's fair, and I agree today it's not appropriate for it to live outside of GSA, I more meant in a perfect world it would be the office of the CTO or something similar where they had real mandate and power to improve things, that being said I'm relatively new to this government stuff so I'm not sure what can and cannot be done.
- pjc50 10y agoThe racial dimension should not be overlooked: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-voting-observers-exclusi-idUSKCN0ZX0QR http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-voting-observ... The plain facts are that a substantial number of people in and out of US politics do not want elections to be as fair as possible if that would interfere with white supremacy.
- deelowe 10y agoElections are ran at the state level. There's always opposition to moving state responsibilities over to the fed.
- CWuestefeld 10y agoAnd a good thing - else a badly-designed system would make every state and locale vulnerable.
- deelowe 10y agoRight, and you lose nearly all ability to change it later as there will be no basis for comparison.
- Taek 10y agoThe FBI wants to rig the elections. No need to think as far ahead as Russia.