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I would assume this is partly because many of us have been upset with electronic voting machines since day one. Machines without paper trails are scary, and the
by matth 19y ago
I would assume this is partly because many of us have been upset with electronic voting machines since day one. Machines without paper trails are scary, and there's not much more for the hackers here to say.
What's odd is that, seemingly, so few non-hackers are scared of the implications of these machines.
Here's a scary combo: Ron Paul's tech savvy followers + no paper trails.
- rms 19y agoIt scares me a lot less than existing system. Ron Paul and the Ron Paul followers are strongly in favor of a paper trail, by the way: without it, they fear being disenfranchised.
- matth 19y agoRealistically, there isn't going to be a paper trail in November, or in the foreseeable future for that matter. At the risk of getting "too" political, I believe there's a contingent of Paul supporters who don't seem so... umm... ethically inclined. A goofy thing to say about the world of politics, no doubt. But combine that lack of ethics with technological ability...