September 14, 2004
Disenfranchisement
Today, Washingtonians (those-who-live-in-Washington) went to the polls for the state primary. At least, some of us. Apparently, most are staying away because:
A. It's a primary.
B. For the first time "in history" (1935), Washington has a closed primary. Thanks to court action, we must now declare a party, and stick to that party, when voting.
Being from Illinois, where such a primary system is commonplace, I walked up, listened to the spiel of "you must stick to one party on the ballot" thinking "Uh... yeah. I've done this before...", and then tried not to scream out loud each time another voter came in, outraged and bitching with, "What do you mean I have to pick a party?!... You're taking away my democracy!!!!" Oh, grow up, Washington.
As for me, when I finished voting, I had my own complaint:
Those f*ckers at the polling place didn't have an "I Voted" sticker to give me.
I might as well vote absentee ballot from now on... the thrill is gone from voting in person. The State of Washington owes me a f*cking sticker.
Posted by James at September 14, 2004 09:38 PMYeah, my mom was bitching to me about having to choose parties now. She's a true independent and really HATES the new law.
Posted by: dave at September 15, 2004 12:42 PM