Posts Tagged ‘Election’
The past two years have seen a rise in what I call the “apprentice activist.” I was one of them. I was not involved in politics prior to 2008 other than to vote in elections. But in 2009 I “woke up” and attended a tax day Tea Party in downtown Seattle (thank you, Keli Carender!) and also joined other similar-minded activists outside Jay Inslee’s office and near Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, protesting Obamacare. I then stepped up a bit and actually helped promote additional protests at Northgate, Mercer Island, Seattle, and Olympia. I felt pretty good about myself – I had made intelligently-worded signs mocking our current politicians and their outlandish legislation, took time out of my day to attend Tea Parties and sign-waving protests, and yelled, “No new taxes!” and “Stop Obamacare!” in unison with thousands of other Conservatives and Constitutionalists throughout the Puget Sound.
- Activists at Northgate in 2009
Become an Election Observer
From Mino at PSCU:
We’ve witnessed the failure of this system firsthand here in Washington State in the 2004 governor’s race and other close elections. Our Secretary of State continues to fight the Freedom Foundation’s attempts to make voter rolls more secure and in so doing has allowed underage and felon voters to cast their ballots in past elections. We’ve even heard a story about a breakdown in the election system in Minnesota as recent as yesterday (FOX News – Felons Voting Illegally May Have Put Franken Over the Top in Minnesota, Study Finds). Read more »