■ Literacy tests, anyone?
Posted on Nov 10, 2000 | Permalink
When did “so stupid that you punched your ballot twice” come to equal “disenfranchised”? I mean, do people realize that if the oldsters who screwed up lived anywhere else in the Union, they wouldn’t have been the deciding vote, and no one would care that they couldn’t understand which end of the arrow is pointy? It’s not like I’m suggesting we have a national education test for voters — but if you’re confused by the ballot, maybe your vote shouldn’t count …