Who Are They?

I'm up at the usual hour and trying to make sense of it all. Also as usual. These last few days before the election are crazy! And did I hear right? They are expecting a record breaking voter turnout? Of only 63 %?

"Curtis Gans, director of the Center for the Study of the American Electorate, is predicting that between 127 million and 132 million people will cast ballots - or 60.4 to 62.9 percent of those eligible to vote."

37% of the eligible voters will go bowling or drinking or? Instead of voting. Unbelievable!

And then there is the whole ACORN thing which played right into the hands of the Republicans and the ignorant. ACORN self reported that they had a problem with canvassers collecting and making up some false voter registrations. Of course no one remembers that ACORN brought it to the attention of the voting authorities. And no one stops to think that there is big gulf between registering a voter and actually voting. If ACORN was to sway the vote, they would have to come up with a real voter for each of the false registrations. Mickey Mouse would have to be present if he wanted to vote.

This whole election year kerfuffle makes it obvious that we need a uniform voting process throughout the entire nation. And it should include e-voting. Vote at home via your pc. There is far more security available on-line than there is at a voting booth. And a paper trail!