As I wrapped up voting yesterday I overheard the following conversation between the poll worker and the woman who stepped into the booth next to me:
Poll worker: Have you used this new voting machine before?
Woman: No.
Poll worker: It's not an interactive screen. You have to scroll using the wheel, and then hit the enter button.
Woman: It's not working! (as she hit the screen with her index finger).
Poll worker: It's not an interactive screen. You use the scroll wheel.
Woman: Really. So I don't touch the screen?
Isn't democracy great? Vox Populi.
4 comments:
It is frightening to see some of these voters -- no wonder the politicians use smear tactics and highly emotional ads to attract votes -- God forbid people actually examine the stance of pols in real issues.
I voted for so-and-so because he likes kids and has nice hair.... UGH!
Democracy is only sustainable with an EDUCATED public... Uh-oh, we are in trouble!
Well said Ray. I volunteer to be in trouble with you because democracy is only sustainable with an educated public.
Well said boys. Last minute political ads only appeal to uninformed people. So maybe a 40% voter turnout is just the right number after all.
On a more positive note though, the strength of the American system is that we get to clean house every few years with no bloodshed.
What does the 40% voter turnout suggest? That 20% of the population is informed?
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