Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Election Day!

Well, it's almost the time for the first free elections in Iraq in I don't know how long and boy are they messing it up! I mean it's now being reported that up to 80% of those eligible to vote will be heading to the polls even with the threat of bodily harm if they do. I thought we were hoping to implement some good 'ole American democracy there? What is this? Look, Iraqi's, if you want to vote like American's let me give you some tips..
#1 If it's cold out... you don't vote
#2 If the lines are long... you don't vote
#3 If you have to punch paper out of a ballot... you don't vote
#4 If you had a hard day at work... you don't vote
#5 If you've already heard the media predictions of the outcome... you don't vote
#6 If you've got American Idol waiting on TIVO... you don't vote
#7 IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY KILL YOU... YOU DON'T VOTE
What kind of crazy country are you trying to form?
I mean, come on, it's just freedom.

2 comments:

Barry said...

Jeremey if it ever comes to that make sure you have someone recording it.

James said...

#8 Implement some kind of electronic digital voting on insecure Windows computers with absolutely no paper trail#9 Make sure you only have two parties and try to keep the country "balanced" between the two so that you can maximize the chaoticly indeterminate political fluctuations between them.

#10 Divide the country into voting chunks such that people in a chunk only vote to determine which party casts the ACTUAL votes. This way you can ensure you have an elected offical who can still lose the popular vote.

I just takes a little practice, I'm sure they can get the hang of it.