03 March 2008
Undermining Democracy Part 2
As I mentioned before, it is becoming standard for some people to challenge election results if you don't like the outcome, even without proof. As long as they can rationalize the possibility of something wrong, they claim that it happened and must be investigated...
What solutions are there? There is certainly no "one-size-fits-all" answer. How about starting with anyone caught intentionally breaking the rules (committing fraud) being permanently disqualified from seeking office? Anyone casting votes improperly disallowed from voting for three years? Anyone intentionally suppressing legitimate votes disallowed for the same period, with a prison sentence to boot? Developing a voting system with some accountability so that dead people don't vote, live people eligible to vote have their vote counted for who they chose, and live people who are not eligible to vote (illegal aliens, felons, etc...) are identified as such and turned in for violating election law?
Ideas? Because if we don't stop people from undermining Democracy, we're not going to have one.
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Independent observers highlighted a stream of violations, however,
saying the media was censored, people were pressured to vote, absentee
ballots were abused, and monitors were refused access to polling
stations.
Zyuganov announced that he would appeal alleged violations in court.
or even have the results overturned. I also mentioned that it is starting to happen even before the ballots are cast.What solutions are there? There is certainly no "one-size-fits-all" answer. How about starting with anyone caught intentionally breaking the rules (committing fraud) being permanently disqualified from seeking office? Anyone casting votes improperly disallowed from voting for three years? Anyone intentionally suppressing legitimate votes disallowed for the same period, with a prison sentence to boot? Developing a voting system with some accountability so that dead people don't vote, live people eligible to vote have their vote counted for who they chose, and live people who are not eligible to vote (illegal aliens, felons, etc...) are identified as such and turned in for violating election law?
Ideas? Because if we don't stop people from undermining Democracy, we're not going to have one.
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