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To: rrufff who wrote (6419)	1/29/2004 2:31:39 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 20773

Well, as I said, you have more faith in those who create the technology and less faith in those who seek to break it than I do. All it takes is one insider, either for political or for economic motives, to slip in a tiny piece of code, and boom. Or one person somewhere in the country able to steal passwords (you need passwords, you can't limit voting to specific machines, or else those who didn't have computers or those whose computer were down would't be able to vote, kids at college couldn't vote, families with multiple voters but only one computer would have to be accommodated, etc.) and boom, there goes the system. But we'll just agree to differ on this, since I can't prove that no failsafe system can be designed, and you can't prove it can. But think. It would be run by the same folks who brought you the Post Office, the Challenger shuttle, and airport screening -- that is, the government or government contractors. You want to reconsider your opinion? <g>