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Stealing Elections, Revised and Updated: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy | 
 enlarge | Author: John Fund
Publisher: Encounter Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 32439
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 175
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1594032246
Dewey Decimal Number: 320
EAN: 9781594032240
ASIN: 1594032246
Publication Date: July 21, 2008
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John Fund explores the real divide the country faces with the looming election. Through wary thoughts on voting integrity, he shows how eletions can be decided by the votes of dead people, illegal felon voters, and absentee voters that simply don't exist. If nothing is done to address the growing cynicism about vote counting, rest assured that another close presidential election that descends into bitter partisan wrangling is just around the corner.
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Stealing Elections, How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy December 2, 2008
John Fund has written a very interesting book on the history of voter fraud and includes many recent elections and how the vote count came out as less than true. Interesting enough Mr. Fund takes exception with both parties and is equally critical of their tatics.
While I'm a political "junkie" I truly believe anyone with an interest in what truly goes on in our election process would get a lot from this book. They certainly won't be bored.
An interesting side note is that as I write this Al Franken is trailing Norm Coleman by a small margin of 340 votes in the Minnesota Senatorial race. He is considering an appeal to the Senate who has the right to determine who the winning candidate is. This same thing happened in a previous Congressional election and the majority party put their candidate in even though he didn't have the most votes. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
 Fascinating book. November 23, 2008
Every voter in our democracy should read this excellent update of John Fund's book. We must all be careful and alert that our voting is not corrupted by those who wish to take shortcuts to victory. Pay particular attention to the forthcoming election processes in Minnesota and Georgia.
My take November 23, 2008
Informative and educational. This book is an eye opening work that should cause the generally apathetic population to rethink their contribution to the election process.
Well done! October 15, 2008
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
An important book, especially in today's climate. Carefully presented, well-written and researched.
The end justifies the means mentality of those who perpetrate election fraud is very disturbing. It is even more alarming how well organized the perpetrators of election fraud are.
Voter fraud continues to be a threat to the future of our republic October 9, 2008
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
As we approach the 2008 Presidential election it is difficult not to be alarmed at what has become of the election process in this country. John Fund brings us all up to date on just what is going on in the updated version of his 2004 book "Stealing Elections, Revised and Updated: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy". If you are as concerned as I am about the myriad problems we face in conducting elections in this nation then I urge you to take the time to read this extremely important book.
The problems appear to have started in 1994 with the enactment of the Motor Voter Law. This innane act allows individuals to register to vote in church, at the laundromat or at just about any government agency. What is particularly outrageous about this practice is that absolutely no identification is required to register in most states. When I first read about this many years ago I recall thinking just how ridiculous this law was. People can also register by mail, again with no identification required. And the consequences of this law should not be at all surprising. We now have many more fraudulant votes being cast by illegal aliens, convicted felons, people who moved away years earlier and yes even by dead people!!! Have you read the news about ACORN lately? As a result the ballots cast by legitimate, law-abiding citizens are being negated. It is an absolute outrage!
Another way elections are being stolen in this country is by the use of absentee ballots and extended election periods. It used to be that a citizen needed to present officials with a legitimate reason for being sent an absentee ballot. Today, in the name of "convenience", standards have been greatly relaxed and more and more voters are opting for absentee ballots. The opportunities for voter fraud increase exponentially in such a scenario. God forbid people have to wait in line for half an hour once every four years to do their duty as citizens! Did you know that in 2008 in the state of Ohio people are being allowed to cast their votes in person some 5 weeks before Election Day? Is this really necessary? And who stands to benefit from such a law? Meanwhile in Oregon virtually all balloting is now done by mail. Melody Rose, a professor at Oregon State University observes in "Stealing Elections": "Vote by mail brings a perpetual risk of systemic fraud." In such a system ballots can easily be stolen from mailboxes and once again the opportunity for all kinds of hanky panky dramatically increases.
Voter fraud is certainly not the only way that our elections are being compromised today. John Fund points out significant problems that have occurred with just about all of the new technologies including touch screens and scanners. With just about all of these systems there is no paper backup available. As a result the potential for fraud is tremendous. Democrats have bitterly complained that irregularities in the State of Ohio in 2004 cost Kerry the election. And even if these machines do happen to be in good working order on Election Day recent history has taught us that many poll workers are poorly trained and often do not know how to operate these machines properly. And then there is the requirement for issuing complicated "provisional" ballots in many states. Our election process is a mess and all of these issues need to be addressed.
As an important first step to remedy some of these issues and to return some level of sanity to the process, John Fund proposes that photo identification be required before voting. This seems like a reasonable idea. A poll taken in 2004 found that 89% of Bush supporters and 75% of John Kerry voters approved of this proposal. Yet Civil Rights groups fight such an idea tooth and nail. It is also clear to me that much of the new voting equipment in use might not be quite ready for prime time use. It is imperative that before a state commits to such new technologies that adequate testing be done beforehand. After all, what is the big rush? Are we falling all over ourselves just so the networks can get faster results on election night? Let them wait!
In "Stealing Elections, Revised and Updated: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy" John Fund has painted a chilling picture of what our elections are turning into. Unlike some other books out there I thought that Fund's approach was remarkably fair and balanced. I take this book very seriously and worry what the ramifications might be if people come to believe that elections can be easily manipulated or even stolen in our country. These are issues of the utmost importance that all of us should become acquainted with and reading "Stealing Elections" is a great way to get up to speed on these issues. Highly recommended!
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