Diebold, dievote

Proving once again that California is nuts, a judge in Sacramento rules that Diebold's security-challenged voting machines which provide no paper ballot backup for verification of who you voted for, are a-OK for California elections. The article goes on:

Diebold has argued that adding a paper audit to each PC would cost between $1000 and $1200 per machine [yeah, and? so fucking what! hop to it! the supposed costs are your fault for not adding this feautre onto machines in the first place]; and in leaked correspondence a Diebold support technician explained how the company could profit from such calls for accountability:

"There is an important point that seems to be missed by all these articles: they already bought the system? At this point they are just closing the barn door. Let?s just hope that as a company we are smart enough to charge out the yin if they try to change the rules now and legislate voter receipts."

No matter what side of the fence you sit on politically, you have to agree that these machines endanger the democratic process.