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Imagine a DDoS attempting to prevent quorum or affect vote outcomes! Lots of edge cases to iron out.
by stevenwliao 6y ago
Imagine a DDoS attempting to prevent quorum or affect vote outcomes! Lots of edge cases to iron out.
- munk-a 6y agoI don't think this is really a legitimate issue that needs to be enshrined in law - there are 100 senators so as long as there is a continuation of understanding around physical barriers to present yourself to a vote within the electronic realm it should work itself out. How different would a DDoS be from, for instance, one party hiring a mob of protestors to violently prevent law makers from submitting their votes in the statehouse - I'm not super familiar with the laws around this but I'd be surprised if there were no contingencies in place. Additionally the Senate does recognize vote assignment as legitimate so it'd be reasonable to support pre-registration of voting or the allowance of a voting window.
- stevenwliao 6y agoMobs are highly visible. A senator's flaky Internet is less so. I agree that new Senate conventions could cover these cases.
- croddin 6y agoThis could be the new way to filibuster! /s
- basch 6y agoOr a nation state kidnaps a senator, and vpn their vote back through the senators primary residence. They create a fake room that looks identical to the senators house. Any bad guy that's seen Mission Impossible one too many times would be inspired.