Elections should not rest on the integrity of people, but on law and process.

One of the things you'll hear said is that we don't have to worry about corruption too much in Tennessee because we have really good people running things. After all, our Governor is a Christian and a 7th generation Tennessean. What could go wrong?

A lot, clearly.

When it comes to our elections, there are vulnerabilities that few want to address. But we must. Sure, for the most part, maybe we do have really good people looking after the process. But people are fallible and corruptable.

We can't simply depend on the character of people when it comes to securing our elections. We must depend on process and on law. It is time to get honest about these machines and take a hard look at all the potential for fraud that exists in our state.