Government Blocks Overseas Voters: Backdoor Open If Needed

In the ultimate filter faux pax, the US government now admits that several servers have been banned from accessing the web site that was built to assist overseas voters. Claiming web attacks on government sites made it necessary to ban access to all sites ending in .mil or gov. they have blocked 25 major servers from letting users log on. The Federal Voting Assistance Program has blocked (among others) major ISPs in France and Spain, two countries with very large ex-pat communities. Complaints are piling up as frustrated voters find they can't download the necessary forms. So, the Democrats have built a site with no filters where anyone can access the means to cast an absentee overseas ballot in less than 5 minutes, www.overseasvote2004.com. Sacre bleu! Better hurry through that back door now! Deadlines are approaching quickly!

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