Furher Brunnehilda imposes Unfunded Mandates for Phantom Vote Rigging

I swear it is always the democrats that scream about "Unfunded Mandates." In a way it has become their universal excuse in attacking everything they don't like.

Now we have our Dictator of Ohio Elections, Furher Brunnehilda, unnecessarily imposing unfunded mandates. The mandate being imposed all stems from failed leadership at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections and the previous board's inability to recognize failure and/or to correct incompetence that exceeded their own.

In her conquest to grease fellow democrats pockets under the auspices of voter integrity, the Furher is strong arming county election boards across Ohio and will be forcing the voters she swore to protect to bear this burden --

• Cuyahoga County: + $31 Million

• Butler County: + $1.5 million

• Clermont County: $796,906

• Hamilton County: $3.4 million

• Warren County: $769,714

We have heard Furher Brunnehilda crow that she is doing this for the voters. She is doing this to protect the integrity of voting; to instill confidence back in the voting process.

The Furher insists this switch must be done due to security concerns of the electronic machines raised in a study conducted by her office and a report from Tom Hayes of E.S. & S.

The Furher was a little clearer on her heartfelt feelings and the dangers her study revealed in a propaganda conference with county election officials last week.....

From the Cincinnati Enquirer --

"If something did happen and I did nothing, I would be completely irresponsible," Brunner said. "Quite honestly, folks, it made me wonder how I was ever going to sleep again. These are the systems that we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars on all over the country. And you have worked so hard to implement your counties....

With security & potential hacking of the current machines being used as the catalyst for these unfunded mandates across Ohio, the Furher reveals the results of her findings....

Do I have evidence that these machines have been hacked? No, I don't.

So let's get this straight.....

Cuyahoga County is forced to make an illegal switch to optical scanners at the very last minute - quite possibly jeopardizing the voter rights she claims she is trying to protect, other counties are being forced to purchase optical scanners so they can offer the imposed paper ballots - ALL because she found NO EVIDENCE the current system has ever been hacked?!?!?!?

What makes this whole thing even more disturbing & disgustingly sad is what I found doing a search for the E.S. &S website!

The disturbing part is that Cuyahoga County is being forced to give a no-bid contract to E.S. & S. for optical scanners that have security and technical/programming issues of their own....

• Pottawattamie County, Iowa, June 2006 - Ballot programming error causes ES&S optical scanners to tabulate votes incorrectly.

• Harrison County, Indiana, May 2006 - Flawed ballot programming is detected during testing of optical scanners. Machines are sent to ES&S and reprogrammed, but are not returned in time to run a second test before primaries.

• West Virginia, May 2006 - ES&S provides flawed programming for optical scanners in four counties, delaying vote counts in two counties and skewing results in a third.

• Arkansas, May 2006 - ES&S provides flawed ballot programming for optical scanners in two counties, causing the machines to report incorrect results.

As for the Furher trying to restore integrity to the voting process in Ohio, well.... ES&S also has some serious integrity & legal problems. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has recently filed suit for $15 million dollars against ES&S..... (bold added)

Secretary of State Debra Bowen today filed suit against Election Systems & Software, Inc. (ES&S) for nearly $15 million after a four-month investigation revealed the company had repeatedly violated state law.

Secretary Bowen is suing ES&S for $9.72 million in penalties for selling 972 machines that contained hardware changes that were never submitted to, or reviewed by, the Secretary of State. Furthermore, she is seeking nearly $5 million to reimburse the five counties that bought the machines believing they were buying certified voting equipment.

“ES&S ignored the law over and over and over again, and it got caught,” said Bowen, the state’s top elections officer. “California law is very clear on this issue. I am not going to stand on the sidelines and watch a voting system vendor come into this state, ignore the laws, and make millions of dollars from California’s taxpayers in the process.” More...

Looks like the Furher will be having Ohio voters help pay this fine for ES&S.

Now the sad part.....

This is not a republican or democrat issue, it is not about paper or electronic voting. This is about our most cherished tool as an American - VOTING!

It saddens me to no end and troubles me deeply, that in our country, we have shot a man to the moon, we have GPS units to tell you are lost, dolls that can walk, talk, eat and sh*@, missiles we can split a terrorists ass cheeks with - but we can count a damn vote!