Dear Friends,
The entire premise of technology-based elections is based on support for the "verifiable voting" concept. But before designing technology for elections, we must first determine how it will empower citizen controls, enabling the counting of votes in public rather than counting them in secret. We do not consent to any form of secret vote counting that is administered and controlled by government insiders and their vendors.
Any system that forces the citizenry to trust government insiders to count their votes represents a change in the original design of this nation. The United States of America was designed to uphold the right of citizen sovereignty over the government. In addition to hiding the counting of votes from public view, computer-counted elections hide the chain of custody of the vote data. Citizens are never allowed to view the original input in order to compare it to the output, and are relegated to trusting circumstantial evidence controlled by insiders. Such a system is, in fact, a transfer of power.
The people were never asked to approve such a transfer of power, have never consented to it, and indeed cannot consent, because the right of sovereignty over the instruments of government which we have created is an inalienable right, one which cannot be given away, nor can this right be removed through legislation. It is, admittedly, possible for a government to decline to honor this right, but such an act would justify extreme measures by the people subjected to such abuse of power.
It is the public counting that is key to citizen sovereignty, not computer verification. "Verification" of a computer report is not at all the same as public vote counting.
The core of elections was and again must return to the principle of citizen sovereignty over government. Elections can never be based on a requirement to trust government insiders and their vendors to count our votes, nor can elections be dependent on experts to tell the citizenry that the system is okay, nor should the detailed mechanics of elections be impossible for the average citizen to understand. Models which depend on experts and insiders create centralized control, and remove all control from government's rightful owners – the citizens. This represents a violation of the principles laid out in the Declaration of Independence.
… [We] will do our utmost to inform the populace that such systems must be revoked, by whatever means necessary.
"We do not consent."
^who wrote that??
I wish I could say I did. It’s a letter written by Bev Harris (author of the great exposé Black Box Voting), back in 2008. You can find it here. It’s interesting that EAC would post it, and keep it posted.
hava hearing
I’ve received the worthless decision of the hearing officer regarding my complaint based on the so-called Help America Vote Act (more appropriately labeled SAVA—STEAL America’s Vote Act). I’ll share it in the next day or two.
where are the men?
Matt Trewhella asks the question, “Where are the men?” Click to listen. Only five minutes.
last but not least
Have we seen the “fulness of the Gentiles” come in yet? (Rom 11:25)
We have an interesting future ahead.
Just remember, they that wait upon the Lord renew their strength. (Isa 40:31).
That’s it.
God bless.
Bob
You are an inspiration Sir. Your commentary is fluid and well stated. But what many need is how do we get accountability ? Who should we address that will affect the most change? With your wisdom and knowledge please help us help you and others. Can you include any recommendations?
I for one would greatly appreciate your leadership in directing our time in the right direction.
Thank you.
100% agree! This black box voting must end. Maybe it will soon. I keep hanging on to the hope of what the guy with Dr. Frank said (was it Mark) we will end these machines! The sooner the better!