A Bangor police officer says he wasn’t allowed to cast his ballot when an election warden refused to let him vote while wearing his service revolver. [More]Does the Bangor PD still issue revolvers?
And "Only Ones" aside, isn't that something--in order to exercise our rights as free citizens we're required to surrender our rights as free citizens.
Is a puzzlement.
[Via Ed M and FFFW]
Update: That'll teach 'em! At least as far as the elites are concerned. The accompanying poll says most would like equal recognition.
[Via Mack H]
I'm going to vote tomorrow, and I almost hope an election official is as rude as he was in 2008. A woman belatedly saw the "No Cell Phones" sign among all the visual clutter of other signs with many regulations and took hers out TO TURN IT OFF. A poll worker was on her like a duck on a June bug, shouting "You have to either turn that off or take it to your car." An order.
ReplyDeletePresumably to preserve the dignity and respect of the voting process.
I excused myself from the line and left, I was so outraged.
Not this time.
My letter to the commissioner of elections went unanswered.
No more letters. Confrontation.
Of course the people will probably -- like air travelers in the cattle ropes -- be angry at ME for delaying proceedings.
It may seem a small thing, but remember that in some countries being caught with the ink on your thumb that means you dared to vote can be worth your life. I'm sure that started with petty tyrants as well.
Perhaps some election official somewhere will take a TSA goon aside for a little secondary screening before allowing him/her to vote.
ReplyDeleteI've decided not to vote. Doesn't seem to work very well. It does grant legitimacy to a very evil government, however.
ReplyDeleteThis reeks of groveling:
ReplyDelete"Bangor City Clerk Patti Dubois, who is in charge of staffing the city’s lone polling place, said she planned to contact the officer later Monday to apologize and ensure that he has another opportunity to vote."
As well as this remark:
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said he couldn’t remember an incident like this ever happening in Maine.
“I don’t know what the warden was thinking,” he said. “There is no reason why a uniformed officer under any circumstances should be questioned.”
I can think of many circumstances why a cop should be questioned.