Why Diebold’s Disreputable Distinction is Dead On Deserved
Ex-Emory County, Utah County Clerk, Bruce Funk, is the kind of man you wish was your grandfather - soft-spoken, kind, and able to recognize what has been called “the nuclear bomb of security flaws” in Diebold’s electronic voting machines.
Unfortunately, no one had Bruce Funk’s back and even though he blew the whistle and saved the 2006 election from a complete meltdown, he was treated as a pariah instead of a hero.
Citizen Funk, unfortunately, is rare bird. But imagine if he wasn’t? Imagine if every county clerk and election commissioner followed his lead and made the integrity of our elections their number one priority. Imagine if they all realized that asking pertinent and thorough questions about the security of our voting equipment is part of the awesome responsibility that is their job. Imagine if they didn’t consider the fallout from doing the right thing.
Bruce Funk has every right to be a bitter man. Instead, he can’t think of anything more important to do with his life than to continue to work to save our democracy.
See? Just like your grandfather…