[TC @ Dec 6th 2006 8:53AM]

Sad Points:
It's sad that the software on these machines are using MS ACCESS.

In certain NYC districts, we still use old Lever voting machine. The only issue is that they are limited to 99,999 votes per machine.

That these companies provide near flawless printing for Bank ATMs but can't for the most important right of a US Citizen.

The independent ATM at the local Bodega has better physical security.

Canada does paper ballots and has near flawless elections.

To Luke:
You are such a pathetic citizen. First you are a PoliSci student and stated that you do not get involved in politics. Second the issue of the flawed voting machines has nothing to do with Party Affiliations. It about the right to vote. Return to your Wii/X360/PS3 and bury your head cause people like you don't matter. You are just cattle at a slaughterhouse and are happy just to get your feed.

[MercWorks @ Dec 6th 2006 9:54AM]

@TC:

While I agree a PoliSci student who doesn't care about politics is pretty ridiculous (and outright stupid), are you suggesting in your last sentence that gamers - by default - don't care about the state of world affairs? How about the fact that less than half this idiot country votes, and with fairly good reason? People who refuse to vote for a bunch of corrupt fucking douchebags don't matter?

This whole situation parallels politics in the United States: The system is broken and instead of supporting the people who want to fix it we'd rather just bang our heads against the wall try it again under slightly different circumstances, stating blindly that there is no other way. Dumb, flawed, "patriotic" logic. My friend, you may matter, but that does not mean you're not making things any better around here.