applied science is screwing up our ballot arrangement . It is , timeandtime again . It ’s potential that technology just does n’t go in that process , is n’t it ? At least , not until the engineering is foolproof and failsafe .
The United States Congress Is Laughably ( And Horrifyingly ) Vulnerable to User Error
North Carolina lawmakers had already passed a bill that would set up rules for fracking ( hydraulic fractured natural - gas drilling ) in the state — but that flyer was vetoed by Governor Bev Perdue , and to override the veto , the house necessitate exactly 72 votes .
The suffrage make office late Monday . Democrat Becky Carney , who had lobby her fellow democrats to vote against the bill , was tired . It was the oddment of the sidereal day , the night really , and she was feel worn-out . So fatigued , in fact , she pressed Yea instead of Nay , casting the deciding 72nd balloting in party favor of the veto !
The Atlantic Wire reportsthat just after the vote , Carney ’s voice could be hear on her microphone , saying “ Oh my gosh . I pushed unripened . ”
plain , House rules reserve you to change your vote only if it will have no effect on the issue . What a pointless rule !
Carney good pep herself up before she does any more clit pushing — her caterpillar tread book is not great .
So , now fracking is effectual in North Carolina — which , calculate on who you believe , is a very bad , serious thing — all because two buttons were mark very close to one another . Ugh .
A better system , in future , would be to prompt elector with something like the content that comes up before you delete an e-mail . “ Are you certain you want to vote Yea , Rep. Carney ? ” [ TheAtlanticWire ]
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