Civic duty
Did some poll monitoring today. Glad I did. Even though I can't write in full sentences. Woke up before sunrise. Maybe that's why there are no full sentences. First woman speaker of the house. Buh-bye Rick Santorum. Not exactly related to this topic. But elections related. San Francisco and Berkeley need to stop with the fucking resolutions to impeach George Bush. Just confirms the kookiness of the Bay Area. So stop wasting money and take action on issues in your jurisdiction.
Was poll monitoring for language rights violations. Some choice responses from poll inspectors who were asked, "What would you do if a limited-English proficient voter needed assistance?"
1. "I'd be up shit creek."
Me: No really, what would you do?
Inspector: I'd be up shit creek.
Me: I see, what did the poll worker manual and poll worker training actually instruct you to do?
Inspector: I'd be up shit creek.
2. "First, I would look them in the eye. I would really try to connect with them. I mean truly understand them as a human. Then I would speak to them very slowly..."
3. "Oh my, I would call my friend."...
Let us remember that SF County maintains multi-lingual voter assistance lines in Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Russian and can connect to any other language via contract interpreters...oh and that all voters have the right to cast a ballot, regardless of ability to speak English.
Anyhoo, looks like the dems control the House, moderate reeps are out and conservative dems are in, big tobacco and oil prevail in CA, and it's 4 more years of Aaah-nold.