MountainMornings

We are all holding our breath. Five days.

But really, it will most likely take longer to count ALL the ballots. I wish the UN would send some election poll watchers to us, because all those wannabe home-grown terrorist groups do not need to show up in my city. Maybe just a bus parked outside a polling place, filled with our National Guard, like they did at the Women’s March?

Why do Americans have to deal with voter intimidation and voter suppression? The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots to be counted after the election in two battleground states – Pennsylvania and North Carolina, but not Wisconsin. What the hell? So if your absentee ballot was mailed in time, but arrived after election day, it doesn’t count?

In Canada people don’t even have to “register” to vote! They show up and vote, with ID presumably. My sister Kay has a friend, a naturalized citizen from South Africa, who stood in line to vote early in NYC for almost two hours. She is a cancer survivor and not young. I mean we can click a button on Amazon and get same day delivery, but we have to jump through hoops to perform our basic constitutional right!

“That echoed a concurring opinion issued on Monday by Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh in a voting case from Wisconsin. Justice Kavanaugh also said that state legislatures, rather than state courts, have the last word in setting state election procedures. Writing on Wednesday, Justice Alito said he regretted that the election would be “’conducted under a cloud.’” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/us/supreme-court-pennsylvania-north-carolina-absentee-ballots.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Once upon a time I said “states rights” is a synonym for racism. Just like the electoral college, it exists under the shadow of slavery.

I’m taking a deep breath this morning and counting my blessings. My brother Dr Jim is doing well and is being discharged from the hospital today. The L’il Pumpkin is turning six and about to have a pandemic/socially/distant/halloween/ninja Birthday Party.

And I had a little fun taking this quiz – can you tell a Biden from a Trump supporter by peeking inside their fridge? I know, it may seem prejudicial but Bob says it’s like the Prius and the Pick-up, which is from a book he read. It’s the Noosa yogurt and the sourdough starter that’s a dead giveaway! https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/27/upshot/biden-trump-poll-quiz.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur