Republicans against democracy:

We've been saying for a couple of years that the Republicans don't like democracy. You know,

• The system where all people who are eligible to vote are allowed to vote.
  (see Florida's deliberately sloppy Purge List [2000 and 2004]).
  
  
• The system that encourages get-out-the-vote efforts.
  (see New Hampshire phone-jamming [2002]).
  
  
• The system that has people on the ballot who meet the threshold of being genuine candidates of interest in a particular state.
  (see get-Nader-on-the-ballot programs and Nader-funding [2004]).
  
  
• The system where once an election is held, there is a reliable voter-verified paper trail for electronic voting, should recounts be necessary.
  (see opposition by Republican election officials in Florida [2004]).
  
  
• The system that gives voters a choice between (at least) two major political parties.
  (see Rep. Rodney Alexander's last-minute switch from Democrat to Republican hours before a filing deadline [2004]).

Republicans oppose all of that.

NOTE: We have focused on the mechanics of democracy. That is of supreme importance. We have deliberately ignored the politics of democracy (deceptive ads, goofball candidates like Alan Keyes causing a ruckus, an easily misled press, etc.).

posted by Quiddity at 8/10/2004 01:11:00 AM