Monday, November 03, 2008

waiting in line to avoid the lines

one thing that captain fish did get right: why would anyone wait hours to vote early if the main point of voting early is to "avoid the lines"?

it is remarkable that our voting system can be completely overwhelmed when a whopping 60% of eligible voters actually shows up to vote. we want all eligible voters to vote, but the voting system strains when more than half of them heed the call and actually do.