Paul Lehto

German high court honors US democratic principles: Paul Lehto

German High Court’s Ruling Strikes Down
Electronic Voting Under Principles of Democracy
Signed by and Imposed by USA After WWII
Paul R Lehto, Juris Doctor
Lehto.paul@gmail.com

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

According to a ruling by Germany’s highest court yesterday, computerized voting machines used by 2 million of Germany’s 5 million voters in 2005’s parliamentary elections are unconstitutional because they are not in line with democratic standards and principles — especially the “publicity” of the vote counting (i.e. transparency, visibility). The court added that “specialized technical knowledge” may not be demanded of observing citizens, and that government-defined checks or audits are no substitute for the constitutional requirement of publicity via observation.

If You Like Sending Cash Through The Mail, You'll LOVE Vote By Mail!

By Paul Lehto
December 16, 2008

Vote by mail ends the secret ballot, results in actual votes being changed through pressure and intimidation,is nothing less than the complete privatization of what is supposed to be a public process, and then ballots sit around for a long time for things to happen to them like getting “lost” altered, or damaged. If you like sending cash through the mail,you’ll love vote by mail.

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