The Systematic Destruction of Voting Rights in America
Part 1
Heidi Stevenson, Natural News: "You might think you have the right to vote. You might think your vote counts. You might think that there's a problem here or there, but that they're the exceptions. You might think that the 2000 presidential election was an aberration, in which the US Supreme Court violated ethical and court precedents to crown the election loser, countering the will of the people. You might think it can't possibly be an ongoing problem. You might be very sadly mistaken."
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-systematic-destruction-voting-rights-america-part-1
Part 2: Lack of Transparency
Heidi Stevenson, Truthout: "It is not enough to have the right to vote. The people also need to know that their votes are counted in an open and fair manner. Without that transparency, there is no way to be sure that an election was fair or that one's vote mattered. The result of that lack is a people who have no faith in their government, who cannot trust that members of the legislature or any administration position truly respond to them. There can be no assumption that the government is supported by its citizens."
http://www.truthout.org/article/voting-rights-destruction-part-2-lack-transparency
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=voting+right
Heidi Stevenson, Natural News: "You might think you have the right to vote. You might think your vote counts. You might think that there's a problem here or there, but that they're the exceptions. You might think that the 2000 presidential election was an aberration, in which the US Supreme Court violated ethical and court precedents to crown the election loser, countering the will of the people. You might think it can't possibly be an ongoing problem. You might be very sadly mistaken."
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-systematic-destruction-voting-rights-america-part-1
Part 2: Lack of Transparency
Heidi Stevenson, Truthout: "It is not enough to have the right to vote. The people also need to know that their votes are counted in an open and fair manner. Without that transparency, there is no way to be sure that an election was fair or that one's vote mattered. The result of that lack is a people who have no faith in their government, who cannot trust that members of the legislature or any administration position truly respond to them. There can be no assumption that the government is supported by its citizens."
http://www.truthout.org/article/voting-rights-destruction-part-2-lack-transparency
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=voting+right
rudkla - 30. Jul, 10:42
