This link. I must ask, what, if anything, is ALEC and its hangers-on doing to alter such abusive conduct?
I have read of nothing that ALEC proposes against political parties and consultants in cahoots, doing such malicious stuff. Faking it in demonstrably outrageous ways - with a paper trail.
Moreover, this Sunday, an 80% turnout in France rejected Sarkosky and austerity, in favor of other economic policy choices handled by different people.
80%.
Has our nation ever reached an 80% turnout? Or our state, even on the Jesse day?
If we had weekend voting in the US, would we have such turnouts, vs. what we have now? And if not 80%, would the incremental change be greater due to ordinary working people not having to take time away from jobs to vote, or to take evening time from family to stand in cold long lines? Absentee voting is one step to increase turnout, but it is underutilized, with going to the polling place an entrenched tradition.
Would there be a weekend voting bias that the GOP and ALEC might not favor? Would football games in November get in their way? And, would ALEC and Kiffmeyer want to assiduously assure that the football attendance crowd is not disenfranchised?
Or would they be more creative with what is more likely than not a predominantly GOP constituency, and look to institute in-stadium polling places - crowded surely at half-time, but manageable otherwise for the slow points where there is in-stadium on-field stalling for all the TV commercials being run for folks back at home?
When the ref puts his head in the little replay machine, can you envision a stampede to the polls (along with to the concession stands and restrooms)?
Or not? I like the idea of weekend voting. It makes sense to me.
