“In Defense of Voting Rights” – Editorial – November 5, 2007

Not only should Mr. Tanner be fired, and Senator Obama’s excellent legislation be enacted by the Congress immediately, America needs to scrap the Electoral College system and replace it with a one person, one vote system in which every voter casts their ballot in exactly the same manner, and where there is a paper trail in case of the need for a recount.

Had these measures been in place during the last two presidential elections, George W, Bush would not be President. That fact alone speaks volumes for changing the system! Minority voters in Florida in 2000 and in Ohio in 2004 were either denied the right to vote, or made to wait up to ten hours to cast their ballots, while voters in white neighborhoods had little or no wait at the polls. The right to vote is one of the most sacred of all our liberties and we must do everything we can to protect that right for all Americans, not just the rich and powerful.

Henry A. Lowenstein