In Northeast Philadelphia, poll watchers are told they are not appropriate
I make it a point, generally, to vote early in the morning. By doing that, I generally miss the long lines, interesting debates that sometimes lead to heated debates, but also so I can get my civic and patriotic duty completed, knowing nothing can prevent me from voting later in the day.
This morning was no different. Polls in Philadelphia opened at 7 a.m., and I was checked in at 7:25 a.m. as voter number 23 for my precinct. The folks manning the sign-in tables said it is generally noon or 1 p.m. before 25 people have cast votes in my area, but today that was number was hit before 7:30 a.m. Things weren’t without issue, though.
If elections could really create change …
If elections, or rather the end result of elections, could create change, especially the kind of change that a couple of politicians, especially one who’s grossly inexperienced, do you think you, as a citizen, would have a say?
Think about it for a second: if you could really cause a positive (or negative) impact on the future of the country, do you think American citizens would have the right to speak their mind about the outcome, let alone participate in the process?





