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The reason is simple: there is no open source voting software lobbyist in Washington DC with financing for congress people's elections. Anytime a Lobbyist is pa
by bsenftner 6y ago
The reason is simple: there is no open source voting software lobbyist in Washington DC with financing for congress people's elections. Anytime a Lobbyist is partially financing a congress person's election, they get to "participate" in that congress person's legislation within the Lobbyist's area of specialization. I wager there are Lobbyists for the commercial voting systems, and that is what prevents an open source alternative from even being considered.
- convolvatron 6y agoi think its stronger than this. as evidenced by the Bayh-Doyle act...culturally the US government is so heavily biased towards the profit motive that they see 'enabling business' to be much more of a goal than 'building an effective society at a tolerable cost'. look at tax software for another perfect example. US is pretty busted (edit: legal publishing, maps, insurance....)