CA Secretary of State Debra Bowen responds to the Santa Cruz Sentinel’s silly anti-democracy editorial last week with an op/ed 01of her own that ran in the paper on Sunday.
Please note that the Sentinel was previously owned by former CA SoS McPherson, the one who approved all of these un-secure, un-transparent electronic voting systems for our state in the first place.
It’s good to know that Bowen is standing up for the voters, despite the crush of criticism she’s received from the anti-voter Elections Officials in CA
Here’s how she begins her piece in response:
It’s a relatively simple question and I believe California’s voters are entitled to an answer. If the answer to that question is “no,” then some voting-machine vendors and county elections officials who rely on their equipment will undoubtedly be inconvenienced. But it’s the 37 million Californians who will truly suffer if we don’t have the courage to ask that question in the first place.
…And here’s how she ends it:
People need to have confidence their votes are counted exactly as they were cast. If we fail to ensure the integrity of our voting systems, we’ll do little but undermine the foundation of our democracy.
Kudos to Bowen! Again!
Please note that in the same Sunday Sentinel our own occasional BRAD BLOG Guest Blogger, Emily Levy of VelvetRevolution.us, also has an excellent op/ed in response to their original, ridiculous editorial. Kudos to Emily as well!
Speaking out matters!
And on that note, I’ll remind you that if you haven’t already, please contact PFAW@PFAW.org NOW! See this article for why it’s imperative that you do immediately!
We have a good Secretary of State finally.
Shows just what a scumbag McPherson was. It’s like day and night.
So, McPherson did the certifications of all the voting systems himself? Is there any staff left that were on any of those projects? Or is this just another politician blowing smoke? I doubt that it’s night and day in Sacramento.
Something tells me this wonderful gal isn’t going to back down like all the others!
Thank You Debra, I hope your integrity filters through to my state, but I’m not holding my breath.