Citizen Funk, unfortunately, is a rare bird. But imagine if he wasn't? Imagine if every county clerk and election commissioner followed his lead and made the integrity of our elections their number one priority. Imagine if they all realized that asking pertinent and thorough questions about the security of our voting equipment is part of the awesome responsiblity that is their job. Imagine if they didn't consider the fallout from doing the right thing.

Ex-Emory County, Utah County Clerk, Bruce Funk, is the kind of man you wish was your grandfather - soft-spoken, kind, and able to recognize what has been called "the nuclear bomb of security flaws" in Diebold's electronic voting machines.

Unfortunately, even though he blew the whistle in time to make a significant difference in the 2006 election, he was still treated as a pariah instead of a hero and removed from his office.

Bruce Funk has every right to be a bitter man. Instead, he can't think of anything more important to do with his life than to continue to work to save our democracy.

See? Just like your grandfather...