RFK Jr. to sue voting machine companies

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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3023">www.bradblog.com/?p=3023</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Kennedy, meanwhile, is preparing to up the ante on those he believes abetted the GOP's electoral theft. In July, the outspoken attorney plans to file "whistle-blower" lawsuits against two leading manufacturers of electronic voting machines. According to Kennedy, company insiders are prepared to testify that the firms knowingly made false claims when they sold their voting systems to the government — misrepresenting the accuracy, reliability and security of machines that will be used by 72 million voters this November.<br><br>"This is a unique way to try and stop these vendors," Kennedy tells Rolling Stone. "In both cases, our whistle-blowers are familiar with security problems that were well known by the vendors but concealed from election officials during the bidding process. Because we're relying on 'inside' knowledge, it is a far more frightening prospect to the company than a traditional lawsuit might be. And if we prove our case, we will hit the corporations the only place they feel it: in their pocketbooks."<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><br>Can this work? What would be the practical consequence of such a suit? Could it result in a stay, and injunction on the use of these machines before the Nov. elections? Let us hope so. If not, kiss America a final goodbye, baby, because we are one Supreme Court Justice away from total tyranny.<br><br>Not that I have faith that dems would put a stop to it- but we have more hope with them than the criminal enterprise that is the Rethug Party.<br> <p></p><i></i>

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<!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/California_Democrats_race_to_file_election_0703.html" target="top">Dems race to file challenge to Cal. 50th race.</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>And to Kos and his acolytes, who don't want to talk about electoral integrity:<br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Friedman later added, "There is absolutely no proof that I know of that standing up and fighting for electoral integrity suppresses the vote." There is, however, evidence to suggest the opposite." He pointed to Democratic Secretary of State candidate Debra Bowen, who ran almost entirely on the issue of electoral integrity--and defeated her primary opponent by more than 20 points during the same June 6th election.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>If one or both of these actions end in victory for electoral integrity, I will allow myself a glimmer of hope.<br> <p></p><i></i>