Uncounted - The Ballad of Steve Heller

http://www.uncountedthemovie.com

All he was doing was his job when Steve Heller found "smoking-gun proof" that an electronic voting machine manufacturer was breaking the law in California. This is one man's story of standing up for liberty, freedom, and democracy - and then getting his ass kicked for it.

From Uncounted's "Whistleblowers Should Have Their Own Trading Cards. With Bubblegum" Series.

Also available:

Million Dollar Programmer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7tjnuG-l6g

What Happens to a Dream Deferred? The Tragic Story of Athan Gibbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ewsDxXQD4

Bruce Funk: Why Diebold's Disreputable Distinction is Dead On Deserved
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwHX7zDVkuc

Clip from UNCOUNTED: The New Math of American Elections, a documentary by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt, that takes a close look at an election system where millions of votes routinely go uncounted.

UNCOUNTED also shows how the election fraud that changed the outcome of the 2004 election led to even greater fraud in 2006 - and now looms as an unbridled threat to the 2008 election.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• uncounted
• steve
• heller
• diebold
• electronic
• voting
• machines
• california
• hacking
• kucinich
• impeachment
• 2008
• election
• fraud

[solartopia]

this is a great video, and heller is a true american hero. it is shocking he was forced to pay a fine. he should have been given a million dollars bounty for his great work!

no nukes/no more stolen elections..harvey wasserman

[nyandjim]

While all kinds of nicely worded laws have been passed that are supposedly to protect patriots and whistleblowers like Heller, they are ineffectual.

We need independent entities to look into instances of whistleblowing and take two types of action: Legal action to protect whistleblowers and/or have bogus convictions like Heller's exonerated, and initiate disciplinary action against the prosecutors and judges who permit this crap to pass; and second: recognize and reward whistleblowers .

[cindiburkey]

Has Mr. Heller had his voting rights restored?

Amazing what he got for his trouble. And a lot of trouble it was.

[lizardfirefighter110]

Diebold did not fail. They were caught stealing the very liberty our founding fathers and all that have payed the ultimate sacrifice. The liberty to vote freely for representation in government. There should have been a complete investigation beyond Diebold, and all those that were involved should have received life sentences in jail. Funny thing, Diebold was allowed to throw the election in Ohio anyway.

[laurasIs2c]

We must not be apathetic toward the loophole of law that lets a man who protects the voting rights from criminal charges.

We must be the change we want.

[somehowwe]

I think someone should consider the Los Angeles District attorney that felt so strongly that Heller should be convicted. I wonder whose pocket he was in... Furthermore makes you really wonder about some of the other cases he has pursued seeing that or she could have been so passionate about convicting a whistle blower to an issue at the heart of the American democracy!

[PipersPix]

It is unfortunate that with a Felony conviction that Mr. Heller will no longer be eligible to vote. I hope his conviction can be appealed or the courts will reduce it to a misdemeanor so that his voting rights can be restored. It is a tragedy that an American Hero like Mr. Heller will be denied the right to vote because of his committment to the American voter!

[CurtisBard]

This (above) sounds to me like a thoughtful and accurate analysis of this case. I hope Mr Heller and his attorney are listening and will appeal under these grounds.

[indyattic]

I like to think I would have fought this all the way to the SCOTUS. Attorney / CLient privilege shouldn't apply when fraud against the state is at issue, and the lawyers should have been disbarred if they were hiding information about a crime they knew was going to occur on election day.

[beemmaa]

opps sorry for the repost:

Apologies for fraud? Zero Dollars

Settlement for breach of contract with the Secretary of State of 32 million voters ........ 2.6 million Dollars

Avoiding long-term incarceration in a federal penitentiary for committing mass-voter-fraud and treason? . Priceless!!!