[Voterescue] Voterescue Digest, Vol 2, Issue 6

[Jerry Lobdill]

>Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:41:05 -0500
>To: TrueMajority <info at truemajority.org>
>From: Jerry Lobdill <lobdillj at charter.net>
>Subject: Re: No More Stolen Elections
>
>Matt,
>
>You have absolutely no concept of what you're permitting with this 
>bill (or you know exactly what you're permitting). Many computer 
>scientists, statisticians, and data security and cryptography 
>experts have all spoken out against exactly what you are supporting. 
>These experts provided all their work to the Holt people. They were 
>elbowed out of the bill writing process by ignorant egomaniacs or 
>those with an antidemocratic agenda, and this piece of shit was 
>substituted for the proper legislation. And YOU are supporting it.
>
>Your logic is insupportable and your failure to learn from the 
>experts is unforgivable.  Only a fool or a fascist would say," But 
>the bill does require paper records for the first time, and even 
>more importantly spells out that the paper record must be used in 
>recounts and wins out in discrepancies between paper and electronic."
>
>You'll get no further support from me on any of your initiatives. 
>Take it to the bank.
>
>Jerry Lobdill
>
>At 10:52 AM 9/6/2007, you wrote:
>>Jerry: I'm sorry that we don't see eye-to-eye on this one, but I'm 
>>really glad you took the time to write to us. I know that the 
>>process of getting this bill through committee has been long, 
>>frustrating, and full of compromises. But the bill does require 
>>paper records for the first time, and even more importantly spells 
>>out that the paper record must be used in recounts and wins out in 
>>discrepancies between paper and electronic. On balance, we felt 
>>that was not useless at all.
>>
>>I know some people feel we should hold out for more, and we respect 
>>that opinion. But as we said in the e-mail, we're now approaching 
>>the third national election using totally paperless machines, and 
>>we feel like some steps forward must be taken.
>>
>>Again, though, I really appreciate you taking the time to write. I 
>>hope you understand how we came to our position.
>>
>>--
>>Matt Holland
>>Director
>>TrueMajority.org / TrueMajorityACTION.org
>>
>>
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>>From: Jerry Lobdill 
>>[<mailto:lobdillj at charter.net]>mailto:lobdillj at charter.net]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 4:41 PM
>>To: alerts at truemajorityaction.org
>>Subject: Re: No More Stolen Elections
>>As one of the researchers who contributed technically to the 
>>material that was provided to Holt but was totally ignored for no 
>>good reason and a watered down totally useless bill substituted I 
>>object to your promoting this betrayal of the people.


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