Global Public Square posted a good piece. Here’s an excerpt: Imagine a country on election day where you know the results the instant the polls close. The votes are counted electronically, every district and state has the same rules and the same organized voting procedure. It is managed by a non-partisan independent body. Sounds… Continue reading
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Judge Posner Defends Electoral College
Anyone who has ever been to law school knows of Judge Posner. He sits on the 7th Circuit bench and teaches at University of Chicago Law School. In an article here last week, Judge Posner defended the Electoral College. Here is an excerpt discussing swing states: The winner-take-all method of awarding electoral votes induces the… Continue reading
Why a Second Term?
If the American Electorate does like the policies of the Barack Obama administration, why was he reelected? There are two schools of thought on this: 1) people liked Governor Romney even less or 2) people were smart enough to realize that you can’t fix things in four years. Some people most certainly did not feel… Continue reading
Election 2012
This is not a discussion of the results of the election of 2012; this is a discussion of my experience as a participant in the election of 2012. I served as a Democratic Poll Watcher. Most people don’t even know Poll Watchers exist so I’m not surprised if you missed us at your precinct. As… Continue reading
Informed Voting
One of the most frustrating things I hear from people going to vote is that they have no idea for whom they are going to vote. It’s not that I have a problem with them having not yet made up their mind, rather, my problem lies with their general lack of understanding. If a person… Continue reading
Apathy
Apathy is defined, in part, as a state of indifference, a lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting. In other words, apathy is being in a constant state of neutrality. Kind of like the Swiss. I had lunch with a very good friend today. This person is one… Continue reading