Don’t Be An Electoral College Dropout
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on October 28, 2008 by admin in Politics
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008America Flips Over New Hi-Tech Voting Methods
When I bring the topic up in casual conversation, I’m shocked at how unaware most people are of the pervasiveness of election manipulation in America. For a simple “you are there” demonstration, watch the video at left for an example of the sort of thing that can happen. Diebold, one of the biggest providers of voting machines, has even admitted that half of its machines in Ohio are faulty. This after their former CEO said in 2003: “I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year.” So what can you do? BlackBoxVoting.org was one of the first well-organized non-partisan groups to address this issue, and remains a great resource. You can also check out the Election Protection coalition, via that link or by phone at 866-OUR-VOTE. And if you have ANY DOUBT at all that your vote is being improperly tabulated, call over an election worker and bring it to their attention before you complete the process. And then just pray, because, as I’ve pointed out before , organizations like International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance don’t have a section devoted to North America.
They, The People
[ Comments Off ]Posted on October 20, 2008 by admin in Politics
Monday, October 20th, 2008There’s A Constitution Party, But I’m Not On The Guest List
Am I a “Constitution Voter”? Well, as outlined by the Constitution Party, I guess not. Number three of their “Seven Principles of the Constitution Party is “Family: One husband and one wife with their children as divinely instituted”. Is that a Constitution-based principle? I’ll have to read the darn thing again to be sure, but that just doesn’t sound right. I guess anybody could form a political party and call it “The Constitution Party”. I mean, Vanilla Ice called himself a rapper, right? This whole question came up for me in 2003 or so, when I said to a friend of mine that since neither party had represented my values for so long, I’d be ecstatic if a new party came together, maybe one that had a big emphasis on constitutionality. Oh well. Another dream hijacked by the power-hungry. I didn’t let that stop me from getting my free ACLU I’m A Constitution Voter bumper sticker though, gosh darn it. Which gives me an idea. One of the GOP’s key strategies over the past twenty years has been defunding the left. Maybe if we all banded together and demanded every free campaign item imaginable from our opponent (whoever they are), and then didn’t use it…
Who Needs A Decider When You Can Have A Divider?
[ 1 Comment ]Posted on August 24, 2008 by admin in Politics
Sunday, August 24th, 2008I am not not now, nor have I ever been a Nader supporter. Although I am kind of a commie.
So, you’re informed on the issues, and you’ve made your decision. It’s either Mr. Hopey-Changey Guy or Mr. Vietnamikaze. So why not prove to yourself with a blind taste test that you’re picking the right candidate for your needs? Take the quiz at GlassBooth.org, and you may be surprised at the results. Using a simple series of questions to define your core values, the site will tell you which candidate is the best match. You can even compare candidates that have dropped out, and rank by pecentage matches. Much to my horror, my best match out of the remaining field was Ralph Nader. Yes, that egomaniacal man of the people is running again, and no, I didn’t know either, until today. On my behalf I have to point out that the site doesn’t factor in whether or not you think a candidate is a blithering idiot or not. My best match out of all candidates was actually Bill Richardson.