Nothing can ever be completely foolproof. If you build a better fool proof system, the universe will build a better fool...
I have voted since 1976 and have used every ballot system from the mecahnical booth, to punchcards, butterflies, pen & paper, and most recently the electronic voting machines. I have never experienced a problem using any of them, but then again I'm not a friggin' moron.
Consider: Perhaps voting systems should be even more complicated, as a sort of basic IQ test you have to pass before your opinion can be counted. Perhaps the ballot should also include 5 or 10 questions about civics that each voter must answer correctly before they can cast a ballot. Based on many of the comments here and in discussions I've had with lots of folks over the past few years, far too many voters are far too misinformed (and even ignorant) to be permitted to cast a ballot.
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Nothing can ever be completely foolproof. If you build a better fool proof system, the universe will build a better fool...
I have voted since 1976 and have used every ballot system from the mecahnical booth, to punchcards, butterflies, pen & paper, and most recently the electronic voting machines. I have never experienced a problem using any of them, but then again I'm not a friggin' moron.
Consider: Perhaps voting systems should be even more complicated, as a sort of basic IQ test you have to pass before your opinion can be counted. Perhaps the ballot should also include 5 or 10 questions about civics that each voter must answer correctly before they can cast a ballot. Based on many of the comments here and in discussions I've had with lots of folks over the past few years, far too many voters are far too misinformed (and even ignorant) to be permitted to cast a ballot.