11.7.06 |
Democratic Process
Happy Election Day! I tip my subversively patriotic hat to all the voters out there, and hope that you too saw Forrest Hill of the Green Party and a Medical Anthropologist from the Peace and Freedom Party listed as options for Secretary of State. If not, at least your ballot did not also include the name of a man once referred to as “Conan the Republican” by George Bush the Elder. I signed up for permanent absentee, which means that my participation in this fun civic ritual involved padding downstairs in my pajamas to Brooke and Lian’s place to replicate their voting strategy. I argue that, instead of indicating laziness on my part, this is actually an example of how resourceful I am. After all, Brooke and Lian are both heavily involved in progressive politics, and know way more about this stuff than I do. Um, yeah. Obviously, that argument is completely transparent. Upon recognizing my loser-ness, I went precinct walking for Aimee Allison, a city council candidate from the district next to mine. While I couldn’t vote for her, this race is crucial to ensuring a progressive majority on the council. Brooke has been working mad hours in support of her, and I figured the least I could do was take one morning to trudge up hills and hang door signs. I did a super good job, too. I am confident those door signs will play an essential role in getting out the vote. I eagerly await the election results. They will surely indicate that we have cast away our Governator, and that the Oakland City Council is well-poised to start the Revolution. Comments (1)1 Response So FarSay your words |
Brooke said,
November 6, 2006 @ 11:43 pm
I agree completely! Lazy, no; resourceful, yes. And THANKS so much for walking for Aimee Allison today. You walk the furthest of anyone I know, so I know you covered a bunch of turf. Right on. Thanks Janna, you rule!