“Absentee balloting in the USA is the greatest expression of mass faith since the Hebrews walked across the Red Sea bed trusting the Lord would keep the waters parted,” Palast writes. “The difference is, in 2004, the absentee voters mailed their ballots to Pharaoh’s clerks.”
The above are just some of the deceits used to cheat Senator Kerry out of the White House in 2004. If you doubt Mr. Bush would steal a national election, keep in mind he has deceived the American people about Iraq’s WMD, lied to the public that his underlings do not torture prisoners, trashed President Nixon’s honorable stand on germ warfare, scrapped President Reagan’s good work against nuclear proliferation, and politicized the Federal government, subordinating the public good to what’s best for his Republican chums. My hunch is in 2008 a lot of thoughtful Republicans will cross over to vote Democratic. The big question is, who will count their votes?
P.S. And speaking of a level playing field for all income groups, what about switching election day from a week day, when so many people have to work, to a weekend, when wage-earners can get away from their jobs? And why isn’t it mandatory for voter registration forms to be published in all newspapers so readers can fill them out at home at their leisure?
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(Sherwood Ross is a Miami-based reporter. Reach him at sherwoodr1@yahoo.com)
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