Factory on 5th
Voting Machine Worries
RECEIVED Mon., Sept. 18, 2006
Dear Editor,
Re: Vote Rescue: Congrats on your anniversary ["An Austin Chronicle," Sept. 8], by the way. Here's the deal. The secretary of state had a press conference last Tuesday to announce their VoTexas campaign, which is all about the “great” new computerized voting systems. They invited the general public, and a few VR people e-mailed or called to get an invite and showed up at the Bob Bullock Museum/dance hall and were told they could not stay there because it was a “private” function. A photographer was bumped by one SOS representative and the troopers escorted the photographer out of the building. There was no unruliness on their part or any other problem with their behavior; the SOS just did not want them there to voice what would be their contrary opinion. I don't know about you guys, but the episode makes me just a little bit angry. Can you imagine what would have happened if the photog had bumped into one of their people?
The episode shows the arrogance of the secretary of state and his underlings, who are acting like bullies, and you know what's going on inside a bully's head. It's fear, and they're afraid their vote scam is going to get found out.
Re: Vote Rescue: Congrats on your anniversary ["An Austin Chronicle," Sept. 8], by the way. Here's the deal. The secretary of state had a press conference last Tuesday to announce their VoTexas campaign, which is all about the “great” new computerized voting systems. They invited the general public, and a few VR people e-mailed or called to get an invite and showed up at the Bob Bullock Museum/dance hall and were told they could not stay there because it was a “private” function. A photographer was bumped by one SOS representative and the troopers escorted the photographer out of the building. There was no unruliness on their part or any other problem with their behavior; the SOS just did not want them there to voice what would be their contrary opinion. I don't know about you guys, but the episode makes me just a little bit angry. Can you imagine what would have happened if the photog had bumped into one of their people?
The episode shows the arrogance of the secretary of state and his underlings, who are acting like bullies, and you know what's going on inside a bully's head. It's fear, and they're afraid their vote scam is going to get found out.
Brad Kizer
