Digital democracy: Is America ready? - WBBH News for Fort Myers,
Cape Coral & Naples, Florida  Digital democracy: Is America
ready?  Posted: Updated:  The way we vote hasn't changed much
over the years. Many younger Americans, however, feel it's time
to go digital with democracy.  "They're use to picking up their
phone and voting for 'American Idol' and they all question 'Why
can't we do this for the Presidency..why can't we do this for
Senate races and others?'" says Kurt Roemer, Citrix's chief
security strategist.  However, Roemer thinks the possibility of
a hacked vote is keeping us from embracing the concept of an
e-vote.  "Today it would be a recipe for chaos because there's
way too many ways for someone to subvert the voting process,"
Roemer says.  Other internet experts, including McAfee's Pat
Calhoun, argue online voting is already a reality elsewhere, so
why not here?  "The technology is available. It simply needs to
be leveraged properly to make e-voting successful," Calhoun
says.  That technology i