I saw a shirt that read "Vote or Die"
Now...that seems to be a little extreme for my tastes, but nevertheless I believe in the democratic process and see it as a worthwhile investment of your time. Yes, Ramon and I worked on our authentic friendship for 3 hours and 53 minutes as we waited in the spiraling line at the court house today seeking to cast our vote and let our minute (my-noot) little voices be heard in the form of an electronic ballot box.
I hope that those of you who are able will go out and cast your vote on November 2nd and make a difference in this election. I believe that unlike any other election in history, EVERY vote will be extremely important! (steps down from soap box)
Have a nice day!
Rob <><
I hope that those of you who are able will go out and cast your vote on November 2nd and make a difference in this election. I believe that unlike any other election in history, EVERY vote will be extremely important! (steps down from soap box)
Have a nice day!
Rob <><
posted by Rob at 7:53 PM
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We also saw:
1. A guy in overalls and a cowboy hat
2. Several non-voting people bringing food to loved ones who were waiting in line to vote
3. Unmanned security checkpoints after 5:00 pm
4. A guy who came in through the window to get in line, as if it was no big deal
5. A tv news camera (don't know if we got on tv)
6. A lady wearing a shirt from Cotham's who said I looked like Denzel Washington (no joke!)
7. A really cool, old mailbox
I'm out of cool stuff to say.
Ramón
Indeed...that was a cool mailbox! I should be studying for my spanish test now. Later!
Yeah, on my excursion I met a lady that is working to bring some kind of adult down syndrome hospital thing to little rock and a real estate agent. The lady was from Virginia and he was from here I believe. They let me stand under their umbrellas to avoid being totally soaked in the rain. Oh and his nametag was written backwards to promote conversation.
not fair ... that all sounds like too much fun ~ now i wish i could vote and take pictures of all the fun people you saw :-)
Oh, and I forgot: can someone explain to me what the electoral college is all about?
Rather than adding up all of the votes, we here in America use the electoral system. I don't remember how each states number of electoral votes are determined. Basically, if a candidate wins in a state, they recieve all of that state's electoral votes ~ even if it is really close, they don't split the votes ~ all of the electoral votes go to the winner in that state. That is how we had the situation in 2000 where Gore won the "popular vote" (he had the most actual votes all together), but lost the race due to "electoral votes" because Bush won in states with more electoral votes to use. Apparently there are merits to this electoral system, but I'm not certain what those are ~ I'll try to do some research.
Found this info online ~
It's easier to understand the Electoral College if you remember that it isn't really a national election -- it's a whole bunch of separate state elections. Each state gets a certain number of electors:
- one for each senator (which means two, because there are always two senators)
- one for each representative (which depends on the state's population as determined by the census)
In almost all cases (see "Winner Doesn't Always Take All" below), whichever candidate wins a given state wins all of that state's electoral votes, and it takes a majority of the electoral votes to win the overall election.
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