The reason for voting is to replace rule of the gun. That is what I find so extremely dangerous with these machines or any voting methods that are not absolutely above reproach. If we the people truly believe our votes no longer matter then our support for this government will collapse. Very, very dangerous ground. I hope our political parties realize this in their ever greater efforts reaching for the levers of power. They haven't figured out yet what power really is, only how to manipulate it.

However, if the votes are even remotely honest then the only way the polititions could ignore them is to declare our constitution void. Voter initiative is an escape valve mechanism built into our government for exactly this reason. Refer to the paragraph above for what happens without it.