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FOREIGN COMPANY BUYS U.S. ELECTION RESULTS REPORTING FIRM

FOREIGN COMPANY BUYS U.S. ELECTION RESULTS REPORTING FIRM
By Bev Harris
http://www.blackboxvoting.org

In a major step towards global centralization of election processes, the world's dominant Internet voting company has purchased the USA's dominant election results reporting company.

When you view your local or state election results on the Internet, on portals which often appear to be owned by the county elections division, in over 525 US jurisdictions you are actually redirected to a private corporate site controlled by SOE software, which operates under the name ClarityElections.com.

The good news is that this firm promptly reports precinct-level detail in downloadable spreadsheet format. As reported by BlackBoxVoting.org in 2008, the bad news is that this centralizes one middleman access point for over 525 jurisdictions in AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, KY, MI, KS, IL, IN, NC, NM, MN, NY, SC, TX, UT, WA. And growing.

As local election results funnel through SOE's servers (typically before they reach the public elsewhere), those who run the computer servers for SOE essentially get "first look" at results and the ability to immediately and privately examine vote details throughout the USA.

In 2004, many Americans were justifiably concerned when, days before the presidential election, Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell redirected Ohio election night results through the Tennessee-based server for several national Republican Party operations.

This is worse: This redirects results reporting to a centralized privately held server which is not just for Ohio, but national; not just USA-based, but global.

A mitigation against fraud by SOE insiders has been the separation of voting machine systems from the SOE results reports. Because most US jurisdictions require posting evidence of results from each voting machine at the precinct, public citizens can organize to examine these results to compare with SOE results. Black Box Voting spearheaded a national citizen action to videotape / photograph these poll tapes in 2008.

With the merger of SOE and SCYTL, that won't work (if SCYTL's voting system is used). When there are two truly independent sources of information, the public can perform its own "audit" by matching one number against the other.

These two independent sources, however, will now be merged into one single source: an Internet voting system controlled by SCYTL, with a results reporting system also controlled by SCYTL.

With SCYTL internet voting, there will be no ballots. No physical evidence. No chain of custody. No way for the public to authenticate who actually cast the votes, chain of custody, or the count.

SCYTL is moving into or already running elections in: the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India and Australia.

SCYTL is based in Barcelona; its funding comes from international venture capital funds including Nauta Capital, Balderton Capital and Spinnaker.

Here is the link to the press release regarding SYCTL's acquisition of SOE:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scytl-acquires-soe-software-becoming-the-leadin g-election-software-provider-2012-01-11

Biden: 'The Taliban Per Se Is Not Our Enemy'

While we are passing the NDAA, which will allow for indefinite detention without due process for American citizens,the VP is informing us that the Taliban is not our enemey.

So, we back and set up Al Qaeda in Lybia, helping them now in Syria and the Taliban is not our enemey per se. Yet Americans are pressumed guilty until proven innocent.

Wake up! They are telling us what they really think and we don't believe them.

Here is an article from The Weekly Standard.

 

In an interview with Leslie Gelb in Newsweek, Vice President Joe Biden says: 

Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy. That’s critical. There is not a single statement that the president has ever made in any of our policy assertions that the Taliban is our enemy because it threatens U.S. interests. If, in fact, the Taliban is able to collapse the existing government, which is cooperating with us in keeping the bad guys from being able to do damage to us, then that becomes a problem for us.

Via Ben Smith. Interestingly, in the rest of the interview on foreign policy, Biden and Gelb never discuss that just a few years ago they co-wrote a proposal to partition Iraq into three separate nations. Fortunately, their advice was ignored at the time. And Biden this time only says he would "look for" an "Iraq united."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/biden-taliban-se-not-our-enemy_613579.html

All of our WV Federal Representatives voted for tyranny.

Megavote is a service by Congress.org. I recommend you sign up to get emails like this one of our supposed representatives recent voting record.

December 19, 2011

In this MegaVote for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District:

Recent Congressional Votes

  • Senate: Balanced Budget Amendment
  • Senate: Balanced Budget Amendment
  • Senate: Defense Authorization, FY2012
  • Senate: Reid-McConnell Amdt.; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011
  • Senate: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012
  • Senate: Military Construction-VA Appropriations, FY2012
  • House: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011
  • House: Iran Sanctions
  • House: Defense Authorization, FY2012
  • House: Intelligence Authorization, FY2012
  • House: Military Construction-VA Appropriations, FY2012
  • House: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012

Upcoming Congressional Bills

  • House: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011
Recent Senate Votes
Balanced Budget Amendment - Vote Rejected (21-79)

The Senate rejected the Democratic balanced-budget amendment that would have taken Social Security off the books and prohibited Congress from cutting taxes for millionaires if the cut increased the deficit. A two-thirds majority is needed in both chambers to send constitutional amendments to the states for ratification.

Sen. John Rockefeller IV voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Joe Manchin III voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Balanced Budget Amendment - Vote Rejected (47-53)

The Senate rejected the Republican balanced-budget amendment proposal that would have required a two-thirds majority in both chambers to increase taxes and limited federal spending to 18 percent of the country's economic output. The August debt limit law required both chambers to consider balanced-budget amendments before the end of the year.

Sen. John Rockefeller IV voted NO......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Joe Manchin III voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Defense Authorization, FY2012 - Vote Agreed to (86-13, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate cleared this $662 billion measure for the president that authorizes defense policies for the current fiscal year. The House passed the bill the previous day.

Sen. John Rockefeller IV voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Joe Manchin III voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Reid-McConnell Amdt.; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 - Vote Agreed to (89-10, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate approved this amendment to H.R.3630 that replaces the House bill with the Senate's compromise bill. The amended bill would extend by 2 months the Social Security payroll tax cut and benefits for the long-term unemployed. The deal also includes a provision directing the White House to expedite the decision on the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The bill subsequently passed by unanimous consent. It is unclear as of press time if the House will pass the Senate bill.

Sen. John Rockefeller IV voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Joe Manchin III voted NO......send e-mail or see bio

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 - Vote Passed (72-27, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate cleared this bill to provide $8.6 billion in disaster relief and to combat Social Security fraud, sending it to the president for his signature. The House passed this bill the previous day.

Sen. John Rockefeller IV voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Joe Manchin III voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Military Construction-VA Appropriations, FY2012 - Vote Agreed to (67-32, 1 Not Voting)

The Senate gave final approval to the conference report for this $915 billion "megabus" spending bill that provides funds for the rest of the fiscal year for the remaining nine annual appropriations bills. The nine bills are the Military Construction-VA, Defense, Energy-Water, Financial Services, Homeland Security, Interior-Environment, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative Branch and State-Foreign Operations appropriations bills. The House passed the bill the previous day. The president is expected to sign the bill.

Sen. John Rockefeller IV voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. Joe Manchin III voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Recent House Votes
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 - Vote Passed (234-193, 6 Not Voting)

The House passed this Republican version of the payroll tax extension bill. The bill would extend the Social Security payroll tax cut for one year, prevent Medicare payments to doctors from being cut more than 27 percent, and overhaul the unemployment benefits program. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called the bill "dead on arrival" in the Senate.

Rep. Shelley Capito voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Iran Sanctions - Vote Passed (410-11, 12 Not Voting)

The House voted to strengthen sanctions against Iran that are intended to deny the regime resources to develop nuclear weapons. The Senate is unlikely to pass the bill.

Rep. Shelley Capito voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Defense Authorization, FY2012 - Vote Passed (283-136, 14 Not Voting)

The House passed this $662 billion measure that authorizes defense policies for the current fiscal year. The Senate cleared the measure for the president the next day.

Rep. Shelley Capito voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Intelligence Authorization, FY2012 - Vote Passed (396-23, 14 Not Voting)

The House gave final approval to this bill authorizing funds for 16 intelligence agencies for the current fiscal year. The amount is classified, but it is estimated to be around $78.6 billion. The Senate passed the bill on December 14 by unanimous consent. The president is expected to sign it.

Rep. Shelley Capito voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Military Construction-VA Appropriations, FY2012 - Vote Passed (296-121, 16 Not Voting)

The House passed the conference report for this $915 billion "megabus" spending bill that provides funds for the rest of the fiscal year for the remaining nine annual appropriations bills. The nine bills are the Military Construction-VA, Defense, Energy-Water, Financial Services, Homeland Security, Interior-Environment, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative Branch and State-Foreign Operations appropriations bills. The Senate gave final approval to the bill the next day. The president is expected to sign it into law.

Rep. Shelley Capito voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 - Vote Passed (351-67, 15 Not Voting)

The House passed this $8.6 billion bill to provide additional disaster relief funds to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers and to combat Social Security waste. The Senate passed the bill the next day, sending it to the President.

Rep. Shelley Capito voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

Upcoming Votes
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 - H.R.3630

The House is scheduled to vote Monday night on the Senate version of the payroll tax extension bill.

MTV Gets it....... What about you?

Most people (I was) would be surprised to see MTV’s recent anti-Martial Law advert that ran this week opposing Obama’s wholy unconstitutional NDAA S.1867 Bill. It’s part of of MTV’s ‘Think’ ad campaign, and is a clear break from the usual innocuous political content that we are normally used to seeing on a pop music network. The appearance of such a timely message here is somewhat surprising from the network whose unquestioning loyalty helped catapult Barack Obama into office in 2008, and may be called upon again to do the same in 2012…