Shorter Columbian on voter registration
Potential voter fraud, although virtually non-existent, combined with slightly higher administrative burdens trumps the goal of increasing voter participation by allowing registration up through election day.
We favored vote by mail because it's popular, but we're not so sure how popular it will be if certain other kinds of people also vote. There are limits to how much democracy we can take. And please note our red herring in bringing up the 2004 gubernatorial election, which although a statistical improbability allows us to make scary noises in support of our reactionary position.
If you're less well off and you move frequently, you can just drag your behind down to the county building and park in one of the always available, quarter-eating public parking spots in between your day and night jobs. Otherwise you don't deserve to vote.
We favored vote by mail because it's popular, but we're not so sure how popular it will be if certain other kinds of people also vote. There are limits to how much democracy we can take. And please note our red herring in bringing up the 2004 gubernatorial election, which although a statistical improbability allows us to make scary noises in support of our reactionary position.
If you're less well off and you move frequently, you can just drag your behind down to the county building and park in one of the always available, quarter-eating public parking spots in between your day and night jobs. Otherwise you don't deserve to vote.
