Dead Goldfish Offered The Vote In Illinois 216
Election officials in northern Chicago want to know why voter registration material was sent to Princess, a dead goldfish. "I am just stunned at the level of people compromising the integrity of the voting process," said Lake County Clerk Willard Helander, a Republican, who said she has spotted problems with nearly 1,000 voter registrations this year. Beth Nudelman, who owned Princess, said the fish may have got on a mailing list because the family once filled in her name when they got a second phone line for a computer. When will we recognize a goldfish's right to vote?
Bad registration doesn't matter (Score:2, Interesting)
And "Willard" Hellander is female? (Score:1, Interesting)
Re:Voter suppresion at work (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Bad registration doesn't matter (Score:2, Interesting)
Voter registration fraud or voter registration errors aren't an issue unless actual voting fraud occurs which is much more difficult. I'm guessing you meant more difficult to prove.
Oops, guess you missed this too:
What color is the sky on your planet?
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security." -- Benjamin Franklin
Are you kidding? (Score:5, Interesting)
This is Illinois, where' we're so patriotic even being dead doesn't keep us from voting! Being nonhuman doesn't keep us from voting!
VOTE EARLY! VOTE OFTEN!
Illinois is home to Al Capone and Richard Daily.
The last Democrat to be defeated by a Republican went to prison. The last Republican to be defeated by a Democrat is in prison right now. And our present Governor, a Democrat, will likely go to prison himself, as the Feds are scrutinizing him in the Rezco case.
Both Federal Senators are Democrats. The Governor is a Democrat. The state legislature is mostly Democrat. Obama is from Illinois. Guess who's going to win Illinois by a landslide, dead goldfish or no?
Re:The Obama Campaign (Score:1, Interesting)
Unfortunately, by the metric being used by Palin's supporters, the guy running the tailor shop down the street has more executive experience than all four folks involved in the race.
I have some more dead animules (Score:2, Interesting)
Son, get your shovel. Let's go dig up some votes!
Re:The Obama Campaign (Score:3, Interesting)
I was just up there during their celebration of 50 years of statehood, people seemed pretty excited about it.
Re:The Obama Campaign (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:The Obama Campaign (Score:3, Interesting)
Even worse, Bush had more "executive experience" when he was elected than all 4 candidates this time around, and I think we all know how that turned out...