.@MileHighBecky is going to early-vote today. I continue to scoff at such newfangled nonsense, and will vote on Tuesday, as God intended.
.@MileHighBecky is going to early-vote today. I continue to scoff at such newfangled nonsense, and will vote on Tuesday, as God intended.
Don’t you mean gods? As one would need to account for all signers of the Constitution within the penumbra of your statement, thus it requires a plural. I had a funny joke about not letting the Tea Party catch you calling Thomas Jefferson god, but then I remembered he was in France at the time of the Philadelphia convention, bother… Though I doubt your average Tea ****** would catch the error.
Though I doubt your average Tea ****** would catch the error.
Really? I seem to recall it was the Leftwing and media types who forgot the Boston Tea Party actually happened in 1773 and be-clowned themselves trying to make Palin look bad.
Fair enough, I extend my comment to, I doubt your average american would catch the error… What are they teaching kids in schools these days?
I’m with you Brendan. This whole early voting thing just seems to undermine the entire concept and reason for having an election day.
It’s the difference between waiting in line for 20 minutes and waiting in line for 3 hours. Try it with two impatient kids sometime.
dcl, the tongue-in-cheek comment is less funny when someone tries to dissect it.
I also scoff at such newfangled nonsense.
Becky – as a parent who has flown transatlantic, both ways, with up to 4 kids under 11 (wife traveling seperately for private practice reasons) (UK Los Angeles area) – 3 hours in line with only two impatient kids ? Amateur ! (grin)
And, yes, 20 minutes is easier … that’s a given …
dcl #3 – I continue to be amazed how few US people get my birthday right when I tell them that my birthday is on the same month/day date that most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence did so … (Hint: it’s not July 4) …
Al, I don’t think not knowing about an arcane historical debate when Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin all attest a 4 July signing date and the precise date of the signing is not nearly as relevant, historically, as the date it was adopted in Congress, which is undoubtedly 4 July it does not seem particularly relevant that every American know that many historians maintain 2 August 1776 as the actual date the copy that is in the National Archives was signed. I doubt very much that a majority of History majors would get that correct. The only group I would expect to see a majority of correct answers is US Colonial History PhD candidates.
Now, saying that my birthday is the same day and month as the ratification of the Constitution should yield a majority of correct answers, but does not. Which is a far more serious issue than your point.
Also, Becky, how badly are Colorado polling places run that it takes that long to vote? That’s insane, it should take 10 minutes tops, in a well attended Presidential year… I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts that I’ll be able to walk right in and vote, no waiting, on Tuesday.
dcl #8 – given that the Constitution was ratified in 13 different states during 13 different dates, (over almost 3 years), two of which dates were *after* it had started being used in early March, 1789, I would be surprised if you got more than a few correct answers …
I would hope that a najority of US History majors would know both dates, and the names of the two who signed it on July 4 … from memory, John Hancock (then-President) and George something (Secretary) … you are righyt, however, that most mere mortals would not know (it sticks in my mind cuz the majority signed it on my birthday, *and* the majorty who signed it were of Scots origin – a truly “awful responsibility” …)
With that said, the adoption of the Constitution may well be your birth date, perhaps ?
(SIGH)
“righyt” – adj., Scots variant – usu. right, correct, accurate.
(blush)
That’s okay, I used the wrong word… Should have been adopted by the Constitutional Convention…. Blah…
dcl – no need to apologise – I enjoy confirming my stock of semi-random facts, as well as learning new ones … who knew it had been ratified by some states AFTER it was put in use …
I still think Constitution Day should be a federal holiday… if only because then I would always get by birthday off work…