I voted today, after I went to Election Law training downtown. I am an Emergency Judge, in case the county can't find people to work every precinct.  It's actually kind of scary, since I have no idea if I'll be called at the last minute and if the precinct I will work has any pollworkers at all... But the country needs people to work, who are ( Read more... )

Electronic voting machines software extremely vulnerable to rigging:Rice University in Houston is running an advanced computer security course wherein students are taught just how easy it is to wreak havoc on the computer software used in electronic voting machines.
Fears over US electronic voting machine fraud | News | TechRadar UK:A professor at ( Read more... )

There were some great speakers, a lot of laughs, a really good video, and lots and lots of hobnobbing candidates. Gen. Clark gave a fantastic keynote address. It's exciting to see so much enthusiasm and real hope for change.
It was also wonderful to see old friends that we haven't seen in ages, and catch up with them. Mom and I fangirled Senfronia ( Read more... )

If you are an American citizen over the age of 18 with no legal obstructions to your franchise,
Are you registered to vote?
Get on it.

If you are registered, check your voter registration status before you go to the polls. Be sure that you know your rights and your status. Don't give anyone an excuse to deny you, because they will.Voter suppression ( Read more... )

On CSPAN this morning David Sirota said something that I found very profound and entirely relevant.

I am transcribing very fast from the video so it may not be totally accurate [emphasis mine]:

"We're waiting for somebody to come along and fix things. Barack Obama ... says 'We're waiting for us.'  I think even he misses the point a little bit. ( Read more... )

So the Quilt Show 2009 has been moved to Columbus Day weekend (in October ( Read more... )

yeah, coherence, what?
I hurt.Up at 5:00am, to the polls just after 6 with all our gear ( Read more... )

The weekend was good, for no real fantistical reasons, just regular stuff ( Read more... )

Kucinich to Drop Bid and Focus on Re-election - New York Times:Representative Dennis J. Kucinich has decided to end his long-shot presidential bid, thinning the Democratic field, and allowing him to focus on a contested race for re-election in his Ohio Congressional district.
With Dennis out of the race, I'm supporting Edwards.  (Which I would have ( Read more... )

ETA: Democracy Now featured Dennis this morning, letting him offer his responses to the questions and answers in the Nevada debate. Not nearly enough to make up for the exclusion, but at least some voters might get to hear a different voice ( Read more... )