They haven't expressed themselves directly on the more general issue of whether civilian control of the military is a good idea, or, for that matter, on the subject of whether military control of the civilians might be more desirable than having it the other way around, but when it comes to the question of whether the Department of Defense should itself be able to certify the remote Internet voting systems that up to 200,000 of its troops could be voting on in 2004, almost 60% of an unscientific sample of 14 participants voting in the latest Etopia/e-thePeople poll as of midnight, PST, December 15, 2003, feel that if the system is good enough for the Pentagon, it's good enough for them, even if they can't use it to vote on themselves.

Accompanying an e-thePeople "Conversation" called: "Let's Have Equal Voting Under Law, Not 200,000 Loophole Voters," this poll is still open, so why not visit the site yourself and cast your vote on e-thePeople's own uncertified voting system?

Take the Etopia/e-thePeople poll on the Pentagon's plans to let 200,000 voters use an uncertified (or self-certified) remote Internet voting system in the 2004 elections.