November 3, 2006

If you've ever read or skimmed through a years worth of my blogs and pictures, you'd know that I don't delve into politics on here. I made a conscious choice not to go there because it can be a sensitive, anger charged and draining topic. However, I saw something last night that I think everyone should watch.

HBO is showing a documentary called Hacking Democracy. It really does expose how flawed the vote counting actually is, how easily the new electronic/optical voting process can be hacked and how secretive something so public has become. I think everyone has their own opinion on the subject of voter fraud and if there was any in the last election. I'm not getting into all that, but this is a documentary worth watching no matter where you stand politically.

Puerto Rico has never had the right to vote for President and we definitely have our own issues when it comes to vote counting. If you take anything away from the documentary, let it be that things need to change to make sure your vote actually DOES count in a true democracy. I believe everyone can agree on that.

Check out the HBO's Hacking Democracy schedule here.