The NAACP says the crack down to purge the voter roles to eliminate ineligible people from voting "will disproportionately affect Florida's most vulnerable groups, namely minorities."
The "anybody but these guys" vote might have been a waste, but actually points to a great idea. A "None of the Above" option IMO is a choice this country is in desperate need of.We just had an election for two Township Officials last week. Approximately 2,200 people in the Township were eligible to vote. A total of 136 actually voted. Out of the 136 votes cast we had two votes for Donald Duck, one vote for Superman and one who just wrote in "anybody but these guys". Why would someone waste time to go vote and then waste their vote? Two people also showed up with absolutely no ID and wanted to register to vote.
We just had an election for two Township Officials last week. Approximately 2,200 people in the Township were eligible to vote. A total of 136 actually voted. Out of the 136 votes cast we had two votes for Donald Duck, one vote for Superman and one who just wrote in "anybody but these guys". Why would someone waste time to go vote and then waste their vote? Two people also showed up with absolutely no ID and wanted to register to vote.
"As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it." ~ Dick Cavett
The "anybody but these guys" vote might have been a waste, but actually points to a great idea. A "None of the Above" option IMO is a choice this country is in desperate need of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_of_the_above
It is strange someone would spend that much money mailing that letter and not endorse a candidate, or maybe it's inspiring, I can't decide.There was a letter sent out to every household in the Township that was from "The Concerned Citizens for _________ Township". Basically all it said was "throw the bums out" (those are the exact words in the letter). There was no mention as to who they would like to see voted in or anything like that. Someone wasted what ever a stamp cost (50 cents?) + printing + time to address each household and for what? During the Annual Township Meeting (where the budget is set for the up coming year) it was brought up several times if anyone was present from the CC_T group and would they like to make a statement. Nobody volunteered.
The possible need for a "none of the above" option just shows how sad this country has become.
Really..no ID?? That's stupid. They ask for ID by me....I got to show my photo ID to get a library card but I dont have to show it to vote!
They tried pushing the Issue a few years ago. "we can not discourage voting" wtf? You need an ID for just about everything, anymore!Really..no ID?? That's stupid. They ask for ID by me....
Exactly, you can't even get a grocery store discount card without ID. Anyone can waltz in, claim to be you and vote? Ahhh...gotta love the government.They tried pushing the Issue a few years ago. "we can not discourage voting" wtf? You need an ID for just about everything, anymore!
Scandal --an excellent show --with a President in office --because his election team "rigged" the electronic voting machines . Not out of realm of reality.
wkmac,Recently heard someone make an interesting point your post would seem to confirm on some level. More shows and even movies are depicting gov't in a bad light. If true, very healthy.
I recently found cause to watch TV because of the new Cosmos series, maybe the TV show you discussed is worth killing a few minutes to see for myself.