The Price of Freedom

I was thinking of bayonets and horses again today.

Specifically, how I would rather be stuck with a bayonet in

a new version of the Boston Tea Party, or run over by a

horse being used by a new Paul Revere than stand in line

and wait behind the old couple at early voting at the courthouse.

And listen to the comedy of errors from their poor,

senile heads as they yammered on and on.

So, old befuddled Jed and Granny asked a million questions,

didn't understand uncontested races, didn't understand touch-screen,

and forgot their instructions as soon as they were told.

It took for-EV-er for Ma Kettle to finish up and

there's no telling who she voted for.

Feeble old coots going through all this in order to

exercise their democratic responsibility to the republic?

Should be awesomeness personified, right?
I'm just wondering if they even knew who the

candidates were. I imagine they were there to make

certain Millard Filmore got reelected.

Where's the fairness, too, since they'll likely be worm food

before November 6th, let alone Inauguration Day.

Ah, well, I endured...and Grandpa Willard was still

hard at work trying to finish his voting (before his

horse and buggy got fined for being illegally parked)

as I left the courthouse.

Still, after the experience, a good old Civil War doesn't

seem so difficult to survive. Nor does it seem so

difficult to imagine how it occurred.

(Now, I trust the folks at the Registrar's Office/Probate

Office, but this scene is likely to be repeated over

and over again with the populace of a mostly elderly retirement

community come election day. There are some skeevy

hoes volunteering at the polling places who could

take advantage of addle-brained seniors to promote

their candidate. Not that a Republican would ever

stoop to dirty tactics!!!!! Haaa! So, if you know an older

voter who may need help, PLEASE go with them!

Unless of course, you're the one intending to scam them!)

I cast my ballot to oppose greater tyranny,

to stop the spread of conservatism and oppression

of civil rights. But I can't shake the feeling that all I

did was kneecap one of the many angry cracker's votes.

As of my visit, 583 other persons had participated

in early voting. Approximately 10% of the

registered voter population in this area.

I imagine most are the zombified, clueless, oldsters

like those before me, muddling through the process,

spurred on by scare tactics and fear of the future.

Ah, well...at least the new "I Voted" stickers are cooler.

(Early Voting continues through Friday, November 2nd,

Monday thru Friday 9 to 5,

and special Saturday hours on October 27th, 9 to 4

at the Seminole County Courthouse, downtown)

**PLEASE NOTE:
YOU MUST have picture i.d.

and know what your name and address appears

as on the voter i.d. card! Be prepared!

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