I have completed my mail in ballot. My votes are cast. Needless to say, I have voted for . . .
I would show everyone my ballot, but one of the conditions that I had to agree to is that I would not show my ballot to other people. Yep. Seriously. It’s a voting condition here in Oregon. Located just above the signature line are a series of bulleted conditions, one of them being:
- I voted my ballot and (did not unnecessarily show it to anyone)
If you use a mail in ballot in Oregon, you have to promise not to pin it to your chest and walk around town. You can’t fold it into a pirate hat (presidential side out) and wear it into any bar, tavern, or eating establishment. You can’t, even in cases of high wind, allow your ballot to blow out of hand and pass in front of the eyes of neighbors or friends. And you must not, under any circumstances, take digital photographs of your ballot and post them on your website.
Unnecessarily show it to anyone? What in the world is that supposed to mean?
So, if John Kerry loses the election by one Oregon vote (I know, an impossibility), and I’ve flashed around my ballot, will I be able to prove in a court of law that I had necessary reasons to do so?
And do lawyers sit around inventing these things? These rules? Has life somehow been transformed into nothing more then a great big game of attorney solitary?
Is it possible that we will soon be voting on whether or not we might need a constitutional amendment to help define what is meant by necessary as opposed to unnecessary?
Please. Anyone. I need clarification.
And for God’s sake, if we’re going to keep playing games, enough with the jokers wild. I’m sick of this game. Let’s play something new.