[Physltest] [Phys-L] Re: Are the Forces of Darkness on the March?

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 01:28 PM 11/14/2004,  James Mackey, you wrote:

>  []... when I put (T.I.C) that stands for tongue in cheek!.  I was in no
> way intending to imply that any on the list were making such a
> suggestion.  I think without question that there's some partisan
> viewpoints in this discussion!  Despite that, I think everyone would
> agree with the following:
>     1.  Any electronic device that does not leave some type of paper
> trail is highly suspect, especially if we are talking about voting.
>     2.  Having used computer and computerized equipment, I don't trust
> them to work properly unless I know the human programming is acceptable.
>     3.  There are lies, damn lies, and then there is statistics, which I
> also don't trust unless I know something of the sample and the
> instrument used to produce the results.
>     4. Election fraud has been around in this country as long as there
> have been elections, and it has been perpetrated by every political
> party of every persuasion.
>     5.  There is no perfect voting solution in a republic.  Every voting
> system I have seen discussed has problems.
> James Mackey

James last contribution was so well-balanced that I ponder
if I should be continuing. Still, the following emanates from a
UPenn prof who gained the PhD at MIT, and presumably is
capable of demonstrating balanced judgment too.
Then again - he is a statistician.


   <http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/111404A.shtml>



> Professor Steven Freeman, a statistician at the
> University of Pennsylvania concludes that the
> odds against such an accidental discrepancy in all
> three states together was 250 million to one.
[exit polls vs votes]



Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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