Rock-a-by the Vote
Published 10 November 2005
Hi! You've stumbled upon a blog post by a guy named Ryan. I'm not that guy anymore, but I've left his posts around because cool URIs don't change and to remind me how much I've learned and grown over time.
Ryan was a well-meaning but naïve and priviledged person. His views don't necessarily represent the views of anyone.
America Votes: 2005 came and went yesterday, with no one really paying attention. Living outside of the city in which I'm registered, the only way I could find out if anything was actually on the ballot was by going home and asking. Some quick highlights:
- Livonia voters decided that 95% European is not bland enough. They voted to pull their funding out of the regional bus system, which will most likely cause similar outer-ring Detroit suburbs to do the same. This of course begs the logistical question: if they can't bus people in from low-income areas, who will they underpay to stock their superstore shelves now?
- Detroit voters proved that Texas Republicans aren't the only ones who prefer corruption to change. They re-elected the diamond-student mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick.
- Want to lose an election? Get a presidential endorsement. Standing aside the Republican candidate yesterday, president Bush proclaimed Virginia a red state—the voters disagreed. Ironic how red remains the color of corruption ever since the fifties.
- Arnold 0/4. Don't cry big guy, read the one that blames the voters' ignorance as opposed to the one that blames the governator. And who said news could be biased?
- Texas residents one-upped their bid for least open-minded populace ever. Watch your step, Kabul, they're looking at you. Luckily, there's enough hate to go around. I hope the irony isn't lost on anyone. And in case you were wondering, Gay Marriage was already banned in Texas, but voters wanted to maked it "more illegaler" (sic).