tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652032272404865418.post835686636851075806..comments2023-10-31T01:53:24.097-07:00Comments on Online Voting: Technology in Politics: Promotional Discourse: A Facade for Security ConcernsDaniel Khalessihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03026576948109702905noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652032272404865418.post-51594831974831431152009-11-16T14:26:02.682-08:002009-11-16T14:26:02.682-08:00I agree that security is an issue. But you grant t...I agree that security is an issue. But you grant too quickly the “convenience” factor. Convenient for whom? Does everyone in Hawaii have a home computer and Internet connection? Are you making it differentially less convenient for some classes of voters?<br /><br />I like the Simons quotes. She’s an old friend of mine. Your concern about “promotional” discourse is well place and applies more generally to cases where companies stand to profit from governmental functioning. Another big example is the “prison-industrial complex” that makes more money every time another person gets sent to jail. Is election management too central to democracy to put it under commercial pressures?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223878561610343085noreply@blogger.com