Sigurd, you are obviously under the mistaken impression that the United States is a democracy. In a democracy, all of your points woud be valid. But the US is a hegemonic kleptocracy in which the most powerful make up the rules as they go along, and they do it in secret. With scandals like the one surrounding Diebold, I think it's fair to say that the election process is becoming more secretive and less fair, rather than the other way around.