I’m glad to know I’m not out of touch with our community.
Despite the doom-forecasters in the national political scene, we saw justice done this morning in the polls in our county. I arrived to keep an eagle eye on the proceedings just before 6:30 and met three delightful retired ladies, who accommodated myself and the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘vote’
4 Nov
Vindicated!
30 Oct
Black and white
I got a few desperate calls from Rob, the Democratic “Voter Protection” guy in New York, and called him back, wondering what was up, since I’d already confirmed my voting precinct here in town, signed up for online training, and arranged to pick up my official credentials in Pittsburgh, 90 miles away, on Saturday.
Well. Seems [...]
23 Oct
Keeping democracy honest
I received an interesting phone call today from a gentleman named Rob in New York City who wanted me to spend election day as a poll watcher. He was recruiting attorneys, law students and other legal professionals, he said, because they were expecting trouble at the polls.
Now I know, of course, that this election is [...]
23 Sep
Taking a stand
Since my office is in the same building as Republican headquarters and right across the street from Democratic headquarters, it was kind of inevitable that I’d get flagged as a target for campaign sign placement. After all, I live on a main drag, where lots of people would see the sign every day.
I really hadn’t [...]
11 Apr
Issues of the Day
My friends, this is NOT the week to be a registered voter in the state of Pennsylvania.
The phone is ringing at least once a day with someone demanding to know if we understand their candidate’s position on the important issues of the day: Clinton’s a recorded message, Obama’s a live person (point: Obama).
Frankly, I have [...]
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