JustASC

So I vote this morning in Teaneck — and with long lines and a broken machine (leaving one machine for my entire district) things are a little tense. A middle-aged couple behind me is discussing the ballot sheet they’re holding between them, and a volunteer tells them they can’t discuss the ballot within the polling place.

“What are you, the gestapo?” asks my neighbor — because, you know, it’s never too early to reach for the Nazi analogy

My wife gently explains that there are rules about electioneering.

“But this is my wife. I can’t talk to my wife?” the guy says.

First, how does he know it’s your wife? we ask. And no, you can’t talk to anybody at a polling place about ballot issues. The volunteer is just enforcing the rules. 

“But anyone can see this is my wife,” says the guy.

And then I realize the beauty of democracy — even morons get to vote.

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