fixing things

Why Tuesday?

Posted by admin on 10.25.08 8:00AM under fixing things

I love this idea—an election holiday for voting. I believe our voting system is badly broken. With as much lip service as the US gives to other countries on democracy, our voting system and levels of participation don’t compare well. Election day should be a holiday, a celebration—not a burden.

And the voting machines shouldn’t be pre-set.

I found a link on Think Progress to Why Tuesday? and saw that Norm Ornstein is on the Board.

I love Norm, he’s a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (really Norm?—AEI?), an election analyst for CBS News and writes a weekly column for Roll Call newspaper. I have every book he’s written (how many people can say that?)—my favorite is “The Broken Branch.” He can be hired for speaking engagements; I’m saving up for him to speak at my next birthday. And Andrew Young is on the Board, too. Go on over there and give ‘em some love…