Here we go. AGAIN

[akarunway 1]

I'd first like to see those machines checked out.-------------------------------------------------------------------

Election 2004


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11/16/04 12:08:55 PM
A statewide recount of the presidential vote appears inevitable after a pair of third-party candidates said they have collected enough money to pay for it.

The recount would be conducted after the election results are certified in early December.

Libertarian Michael Badnarik and the Green Party's David Cobb said on Monday they raised more than $150,000 in four days, mostly in small contributions.

Ohio law requires payment of $10 per precinct for a recount, or $113,600 statewide.

Badnarik and Cobb said they aren't trying to overturn President Bush's 136,000-vote victory in Ohio, but just want to ensure that all votes were counted properly in the face of concerns about Election Day irregularities.

"Our bottom line is to stand up for the integrity of the voting process because the voting process is the heart of the democratic process," said Blair Bobier, spokesman for Cobb.

Bobier said it will be worth the price to ensure the final outcome can be trusted.

Carlo LoParo, spokesman for Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, said the actual cost to county election boards combined will be about $1.5 million

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[dtpilot 0]

I still dont see how that is worth 150,000 to prove the voting system is ok.

"Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life is to live dangerously!"
-- Friedrich Nietzsche

[PhillyKev 0]

As has been pointed out many times on this board. People risk their lives and die to protect our democracy. $150k is nothing compared to that.

[wmw999 2,589]

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I still dont see how that is worth 150,000 to prove the voting system is ok

Other people don't see how it's worth $200 to make a tandem jump, never mind the money that some of us spend on skydiving.

Or cars, or outrageous jewelry.

People are giving to something they believe in, in support of the democratic process.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[Nightingale 0]

If the system is ok, they're out 150K. If the system is NOT ok, they've given the American people a much more valuable gift.