I second Krav's notion - look how well the dangling chads - worked....if it wasn't a big deal, why'd it go to the supreme court....

If old pre-commodore 64 computers era are ok for the shuttle 'fleet' and mission control - why shouldn't we still be using 60's era punch cards for counting???

Both are deployed from the same state(s)...

I'd like to posit (yeah! - I don't get to use that word much!! Wait, I'm distracting you from my dull point) that PEOPLE need to be responsible for a government from and by the aforementioned (seen that word alot lately from my erstwhile lawyer) PEOPLE (not the magazine).

Someone needs to be held accountable, not some corporate assmosis expert - most especially when deciding things like 'Leader of the Free Nukular World'.

I'm not one, but 'round here we have quaint things like town clerks.....

I wonder how many of the 'boardmembers'  would voluntarily and honestly tally votes...

Having a computer do the interpreting (not the math) is full of wild variables as well...

Thinking that manmade computation is infallible is like saying the Pope is infallible...but it's easy for me to say, I don't worship either...

I say (shit, I meant, think, no wait, posit) that each and everything we 'have' has the distinct possibility (if not probability) to go from fine to completely and irretrievably fuct at a moment's notice, despite our fine, precious feelings and intentions...

There you have it Pat - a path to nowhere....logical, too...we don't control anything, but are reminded of do de doodoo do de doodoo...

Now that that's over, let's make something to eat....as long as it's not Godzilla Habanero....Godzilla....ribstickin'good...