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Robots in budget for moon mining/Bush also asks more for space station
WILLIAM E. CLAYTON JR., Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau Staff
SAT 01/25/1992
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Friday he will ask Congress for full funding for the space station and wants to revive a space exploration effort, including robot prospectors on the moon.
In a speech to the Young Astronauts Council, Bush confirmed earlier reports that he will ask Congress next week in his fiscal 1993 budget for $2.25 billion for Space Station Freedom, up 11 percent from the current budget of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The Young Astronauts Council is made up of schoolchildren with an interest in science who are briefed periodically on the space program.
After a congressional fight last year that saw a House committee try to kill the space station, "Space Station Freedom is back on track and on schedule," Bush said Friday.
The two-pronged moon-mapping program would have orbiting satellites scanning the surface. Then, landers would be sent to the moon: "Rovers" would wander about, taking samples; moon-based observatories would be operated by remote control from Earth; and robotic prospectors would poke about for minerals that could be mined.
Bush said Friday his space budget request to Congress will include "a dramatic expansion of two exciting new programs, $250 million to triple funding for our new launch system to develop a new family of rockets for the 21st century, and $80 million for the national aerospace plane."
The aerospace plane, which got minimum funding in the current budget, is to be a craft that can take off and land like conventional aircraft, but fly into space orbit.
Bush announced he will set up a new national space exploration office, "led by NASA and including scientific talent from our defense and energy departments" as well as other agencies.
"We have challenged America to go back to the moon to stay, and then onward to Mars," Bush said.
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Electoral fraud
Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an election. Acts of fraud tend to involve affecting vote counts to bring about a election result, whether by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates or both. What electoral fraud is under law varies from country to country; methods which are illegal in one country may not be in another. Many kinds of voter fraud are outlawed in electoral legislation but others are in violation of general laws such as those banning assault, harassment or libel. Although technically the term 'electoral fraud' covers only those acts which are illegal, the term is sometimes used to describe acts which although legal, are considered to be morally unacceptable, outside the spirit of electoral laws or in violation of the principles of democracy. Show elections, in which only one candidate can win, are sometimes considered to be electoral fraud although they may comply with the law.
In national elections, successful electoral fraud can have the effect of a coup d'état or corruption of democracy. In a narrow election a small amount of fraud may be enough to change the result. If the result is not affected, fraud can still have a damaging effect if not punished, as it can reduce voters' confidence in democracy. Even the perception of fraud can be damaging as it makes people less inclined to accept election results. This can lead to the breakdown of democracy and the establishment of a dictatorship.
Electoral fraud is not limited to political polls and can happen in any election where the potential gain is worth the risk for the cheater; as in elections for labor union officials, student councils, sports judging, and the awarding of merit to books, films, music or television programmes.
Despite many instances of electoral fraud, it remains a difficult phenomenon to study. This follows from its inherent illegality. Harsh penalties aimed at deterring electoral fraud make it likely that individuals who perpetrate fraud do so with the expectation that it either will not be discovered or will be excused.
Prosecution
In countries with strong laws and effective legal systems, lawsuits can be brought against those who have allegedly committed fraud; but determent with legal prosecution would not be enough. Although the penalties for getting caught may be severe, the rewards for succeeding are likely to be worth the risk. The rewards range from benefits in contracting to total control of a country.
