11.03.08
I’d just like to say…
Whatever your views, please please vote. And if I may, as someone who has provided hospice care for the dying and after careful consideration, I’d like to ask that you please vote Yes on the WA state death with dignity referendum.
If you run into problems while voting, or feel intimidated or see something strange — report it. Soberly. And mind you: in addition to the usual pranks, some partisan interests have been engaging in an extremely aggressive, nation-wide voter purging campaign. In some states, tens and even hundreds of thousands of voters have been purged from the rolls weeks past the legal deadline, and under otherwise dubious circumstances. If you should find you are wrongly purged — report it and make a ruckus. Fight (respectfully) for your vote. But casting a provisional ballot should be your absolute last resort: most often, they are never counted.
Among the many options for reporting election anomalies, may I suggest that one avenue might be:
Election Protection - call 1-866-OUR-VOTE or online at www.866ourvote.org — “The nation’s largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition.” Read more about them. They explain your rights in Elections 101. Endorsed by the NY Times.
And of course, know your rights:
Washington State Voter Laws (via WA Secretary of State)
The “Help America Vote Act of 2002″ (HAVA) Explained (WA Scty. of State)
And as the sun begins to set…at…long…long…last…on the 2008 election and thus — thank all the deities there are or might be, all the demi gods and bodhisatvas and saints and loa, Allah, Jehova, Yahweh, Zoroaster, John Coltrane and Mother Teresa, Tim Russert and Bill Moyers, Abbie Hoffman and William F. Buckley and most of all, brothers and sisters, thank you Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — the ignominious end comes at last to the bottomless, relentless, soul-wrenching, unholy abomination of the last 8 years, as this horrific epoch in our society’s history comes to a dismal close I’d just like to say to everyone (including numerous beloved friends) who voted for Ralph Nader, a man I have respect for, in 2000…I’d just like to mention one little thing I’ve not brought up before…
I FUCKIN’ TOLD YOU SO. Didn’t I? Yes, I did. Now you see the difference, right? Okay then.
Ahem. Thank you for your indulgence. That’s been a small stone in my shoe for a while now. No really, I’m good.
Dan said,
November 3, 2008 at 10:47 pm
This is important: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIFEceopAUI