Finished and submitted my absentee ballot. Not impressed. The next time someone wishes to make a Florida voter joke, they must first work out — and without Googling, unless you’re going to tell me that electronic voting machines accommodate that — what a Yes and/or No vote on the following would mean:
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2
Declaration of Rights
Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to delete provisions
authorizing the Legislature to regulate or prohibit the ownership,
inheritance, disposition, and possession of real property by aliens
ineligible for citizenship.
Repeated (one assumes) in Spanish
O YES/SI
O NO/NO
Can see how you might wind up accidentally voting for Pat Buchanan, no?
(I’ll save you Googling: A YES/SI vote removes archaic and unflattering language from the state constitution regarding Chinamen. NO/NO leaves the ignored-from-inception power in place.)
Also, dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.
Big, what the fuck are you talking about? The chinaman is not the issue here. I’m talking about drawing a line in the sand, Across this line, you DO NOT…
I knew what it meant without Googling. I may have worked here too long.
Also, was this post just to provide an opportunity for Big and the Dr. to spout lines from “The Big Lebowski”? Because that’s really the worst part about this movie. Everyone who likes it won’t shut up about it.
Well, Bondgirl, I had no trouble deciphering it, and I avoid politics like the plague most of the time. Especially this election…
Bondgirl, you’re out of your element.
Bad-azz, we’re not talking about a guy who built the railroads here…
Gail, I also try to avoid politics like the plague. Government, on the other hand, is unavoidable.
You would be surprised how many people don’t realize that they’re not the same thing. Of course, this being Chicago, you probably wouldn’t be surprised.