- TMC
7 years later....
3 months ago
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Simon Le Bon Wants You to Vote!
A friend just emailed this to me:
Tomorrow is Election Day, the famous American Holiday in which people are not given a day off of work but are still expected to wait in lengthy lines outside elementary schools during business hours in order to have their provisional ballots thrown away or watch their electronic voting machines helpfully select the Constitution Party candidate. Yes, voting is hard, and seldom worth it. Which is why civic-minded companies are giving people prizes for voting! A voter an receive a free cup of coffee from Starbucks, a free donut from Krispy Kreme, and free ice cream from Ben & Jerry's if they show up and tell them they voted. It's a great, fun way to boost turnout, and it's probably totally illegal!
The laws do vary from state to state, but for elections to federal office, our Congress is clear:
Codifying the ban on voter bribery, the United States Congress has prohibited the conspiracy to encourage illegal voting and stated that anyone who "pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."
And that's not just cash for votes that's outlawed there! "Not only is a direct payment for a vote prohibited, but any other 'valuable thing, to or for the use of another.'" Like delicious ice cream, which is very valuable.
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Ok now watch this classic music video Election Day by Arcadia: click here to view.
- The Mountain Cat
Tomorrow is Election Day, the famous American Holiday in which people are not given a day off of work but are still expected to wait in lengthy lines outside elementary schools during business hours in order to have their provisional ballots thrown away or watch their electronic voting machines helpfully select the Constitution Party candidate. Yes, voting is hard, and seldom worth it. Which is why civic-minded companies are giving people prizes for voting! A voter an receive a free cup of coffee from Starbucks, a free donut from Krispy Kreme, and free ice cream from Ben & Jerry's if they show up and tell them they voted. It's a great, fun way to boost turnout, and it's probably totally illegal!
The laws do vary from state to state, but for elections to federal office, our Congress is clear:
Codifying the ban on voter bribery, the United States Congress has prohibited the conspiracy to encourage illegal voting and stated that anyone who "pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."
And that's not just cash for votes that's outlawed there! "Not only is a direct payment for a vote prohibited, but any other 'valuable thing, to or for the use of another.'" Like delicious ice cream, which is very valuable.
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Ok now watch this classic music video Election Day by Arcadia: click here to view.
- The Mountain Cat
Don't Forget to Vote Today !!!
Don't Forget to vote today... Here is the campaign sign in our front yard:
Right now at 6:30 am I am in line to vote...
Right now at 6:30 am I am in line to vote...-Doc
***UPDATE****
I got my sticker!!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Trick or Treating pictures
As promised... Pictures of Patrick in his Halloween custume and trick or treating.... He was a very scary Dracula!
-Doc
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I bet there are some interesting conversations that happen in this house...
An actual picture taken by a reporter of a house in Martinsville Indiana and featured on Ben Smith's blog at the Politico which shows a house flying a Confederate Battle flag but also sporting an Obama for President sign. Something tells me these folks are not converts due to "The Great Schlep"... (youtube video here) LOL!
Just goes to show that race is a very multi-faceted issue in this country.
Just goes to show that race is a very multi-faceted issue in this country.-Doc
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