How Did We Fall To Fifty?

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Last time out we talked a little bit about Bill 42, the egregious 'Election Act' that was rammed through the B.C. legislature by Gordon Campbell last spring.

Specifically, we discussed the stupid new ID part of the law that has absolutely nothing whatsovever to do with stopping voter fraud but instead does make it much more difficult for the bottom rung of our society (ie. ~5% of the electorate, or 170,000 real humans) to NOT vote for the man that, apparently, hates and/or fears them (and yes screamers, this is 'evidence' of that hatred and/or fear).

But there is something else that, in my opinion at least, should be considered here....

Which is that the ID law was very likely a disincentive for at least a proportion of the 'rest of us' (ie. the ones that 'count') not to vote also.

What the heckfire am I talking about?

Well, if you were anywhere near a radio or television on Election Day you very likely heard or saw those breathless 'at the poll' reports that told you to make sure and bring your yellow registration card and your ID with proof of address....Then at the end of the report you would have heard someone authoritative like E-BC's Ken Farris, or even the big boss himself, Mr. Harry Neufeld, tell you that even if you didn't have the card you could 'still' vote if you had sufficient extra ID and a pint of O negative blood.

OK, I'm only joking about the last part.

Any type of blood would do

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So, what am I really fussing about here?

Well.....

I'm fussing about the fact that Bill 42 made it HARDER FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON TO VOTE FOR NO GOOD REASON WHATSOEVER

And in a world where any excuse at all will be used for a significant proportion of the populace not to bother, well.....

Fifty percent is what you get.

And who does that most benefit when the split is only 4%?

Go figure.

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Heckfire, even if you had absolutely everything you were 'supposed' to have it was still harder to vote once you got to the polling station if there was any line-up at all given all the new-fangled rules and procedures.......Why, we have to ask (for about the 5,259th time in the last 29 days) is the proMedia not talking about this?
Oh, ya....And folks with passports had to work hardest, apparently, as our good friend GAB told us last night.....Sheesh.
Tagline at top of the post rattlin' around in your head looking for a place to stop?....Well, here it is....And the bonus is, that it demonstrates perhaps the only known cool use of those stupid Segway hand-mower-like-rider thingies.

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