11/06/2007 (10:57 am)
It’s election day!
By Stephanie Ariganello;
stephaniea@monroenews.com
Ah the fresh smell of democracy in the morning. I was just at one of the polls in the City of Monroe. There was a steady flow of traffic, a few people here and there, always someone voting.
The new I.D. requirement didn’t seem to be tripping anyone up. I heard from a couple of people that usually there is a line when they hit their polling place, but they didn’t encounter that this morning.
Less people voting? Maybe. Or maybe things are more streamlined, or people know who they want to vote for going in, or a million other things. What has your experience been? Did you vote - or consciously not vote?
2 Comments
Comment by Erich
“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.”
Comment by admin
Ha! That’s pretty good. You forgot to credit it though. Benjamin Franklin?
Whenever I hear that I think, so, what’s that lamb doing having lunch with wolves? And the wolves, have they no moral compass?
The second part goes something like “Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.”
Though, when talking about democracy, I prefer: “Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.”
- George Bernard Shaw
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