Occupation Without Representation

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One out of every four ballots requested by military personnel and other Americans living overseas for the 2008 election may have gone uncounted, according to findings being released at a Senate hearing Wednesday.

Be not dismayed; Senator Schumer is on the case:

Schumer, chairman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, said the study, while providing only a snapshot of voting patterns, "is enough to show that the balloting process for service members is clearly in need of an overhaul."

While we're winning the hearts and minds of Arabs as they aspire to democracy, it might be nice to assure our own service personnel of their basic democratic right—the right to vote.