Letters, faxes, phone calls, rally's, town hall meetings ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Mon, 8/31/09, Lisa Kachold wrote: > From: Lisa Kachold > Subject: Re: Politics/Ethics: Operation PinWale - Obama Administration Seeks Emergency Control of the Internet > To: phrkonaleash@gmail.com, "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 7:49 AM > Back to the regulation of > information? > > We don't get to vote on this, we defrayed that when we > voted. > > What choices do we have now?  Civil disobedience? > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 10:31 PM, Ryan Rix > wrote: > > mike havens wrote: > > > >> I think only land oners should have the right to > vote. I do not own > >> anything so I would not get to vote. > > > > White land owning men? :P > > > >> > >> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM, James Lee Bell > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Jason Spatafore wrote: > >>> > Until the representatives are > removed...we will constantly struggle > >>> > with this so-called Democracy. Technology > has finally caught up to > >>> > where it can be used for a direct > Democratic country with lower costs > >>> > than running elections every two years. > Now is the time to start > >>> > implementing. > >>> I rarely get involved in these discussions, > preferring to lurk, but this > >>> is a very intriguing concept that *might* > actually be feasible and > >>> achievable. All we have to do is figure out > how to accomplish absolutely > >>> unhackable authentication without violating > every right to privacy we > >>> hold dear.  Anybody want to hack that up by > next Thursday? :-) > >>> > >>> > And yes, my first vote is to eliminate > paper ballots and bar people > >>> > without access to computers from > elections. Sorry, a computer is > >>> > available almost everywhere you go. It's > time to grow with the times > >>> > and move on. > >>> I have to say I find this specific > means-testing inappropriate just > >>> considering simple demographics. Have we even > broken the 50% threshold > >>> of our eligible-to-vote citizens that could > have access beyond dial-up? > >>> Hey, you want to computerize (*securely*) the > collection of votes in > >>> such a way that folks in "flyover country > (/sarcasm)" get to use the > >>> mechanism without owning the device and > infrastructure, and without the > >>> yearly trip to Bethlehem, I'm right there with > you. Give it 25 years, > >>> and maybe every citizen will have some level > of computing device to > >>> participate. Until then... > >>> > >>> Just to take a philosophical hitch that'll > probably generate a reaction > >>> to put me back in lurk mode, I absolutely > think there should be a simple > >>> means test to earn voting rights: for the > government entity in which you > >>> are about to vote (fed, state, city), have you > paid taxes to that entity > >>> in x% of your eligible voting life (18+)? > (asbestos underwear engaged > >>> :-)). > --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your > mail settings: > >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > Ryan Rix > > (623)-826-0051 > > > > Fortune: > > Been Transferred Lately? > > > > http://hackersramblings.wordpress.com | > http://twitter.com/phrkonaleash > > XMPP: phrkonaleash@gmail.com >          | MSN: phrkonaleash@yahoo.com > > AIM:  phrkonaleash                    | > Yahoo: phrkonaleash > > IRC:  PhrkOnLsh@irc.freenode.net/#srcedit,#teensonlinux,#plugaz > and > >      countless other FOSS channels. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > http://linuxgazette.net/165/kachold.html > (623)239-3392 > (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss