Miriam,
Of course, as you well know, the voting system is only weird if we
believe that in a democracy, we should have one citizen, and one vote.
These complex and contradictory game rules we are forced to play under
are set in place in order to both confuse and discourage voters. The
Ruling Class, since the very beginning of this Republic, has not
wanted the "Masses" to vote. It's far easier to run a democratic
Oligarchy, if such a thing is possible, than to have to spend time and
money in a general election.
One of the reasons I no longer speak of a Middle Class is for the
reason that all of us who are ranked below the Ruling Class, are seen
by them as a Natural Resource. At best, we are consumers. At worst,
we are Indentured Servants of the Ruling Class.
I also cringe at the folks who say that we must "take back" our
government. No, we must stand together and Take Over the government,
setting aside the current Ruling Class and working to build a
government that is all inclusive.
But then, I also believe that as long as we divide ourselves into
nations, and sell ourselves on the idea that our nation is superior to
all others, we will never see that day when all humans respect one
another.
So in the long run, I don't really believe that this election will
alter anything. If I do vote for Jill Stein in the general election,
and if the Heavens open up and God sets her on the White House throne,
she will be unable to put any of her Green Party Platform Planks in
place. Actually, I should have saved the remark about the Heavens
opening up, in event Ted Cruz won the election.
But you get my drift. I have no illusions. Nor am I dissuaded of my
beliefs just because they are not the "main stream" beliefs.
I'll just muddy along trying to do what I can in order to make life a
better one for my children, grand children and beyond. Frankly, I
could be comfortable living in a hollow stump, as long as it had a
little pot belly stove, a cooler and a path out back. Trouble is, the
hollow stumps around here are already claimed by Black Bears and
Skunks.
Now it's off to do good in the world of the older blind.
Your good friend and admirer,
Carl Jarvis
On 3/27/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl,
What is most interesting about the various kinds of voting systems in
different states is that really, the primary voting is not at all uniform.
Caucuses are so different from straight machine voting. It seems a rather
disorganized way to choose a presidential nominee, especially when you then
add on these super delegates. We do have a truly weird election system.
Miriam
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Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 11:20 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Sanders landslide in the making?
Good Easter Morning, Miriam.
I can't really draw any broad comparison between our very rural region and
the much denser populated urban areas. My son said they had over 3,000
people show up for the Democratic caucus, but his precinct had only 14
voting members. But in that part of the Seattle sprawl, the population is
pretty much working class families, with a wider distribution of ages and
ethnicities.
Of interest to me was the difference in numbers of people who turned out.
In our precinct we had 41 ballots cast, sending 2 Sanders delegates to the
county convention. In James' precinct only 14 ballots were cast, but they
sent 4 Sanders delegates to their county convention. That would seem to
indicate that 14 people spoke for twice the number as did the 41. But in
any case it tells me that there is less interest in the presidential
contest
than in the next year's Super Bowl.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/27/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Carl,people.
The question was for you. I was just curious because everything I've
read says that Sanders does better with young people than with older
lot at their local high school.
Miriam
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 1:17 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Sanders landslide in the making?
Miriam, not sure if your question was for me or for Frank. But if it
was regarding our local caucus, those attending were a cross section
of all ages. I was the only one there with a visible disability,
although I did wonder about several folks who stood up and begged us
to remember Clinton's vast experience. My son reported later that his
precinct sent 4 delegates supporting Sanders, to their county
convention. That was 4 out of 4. He said that there was 3,000 folks
attending the caucus. Took him 45 minutes just to get out of the parking
If it were up to Washington State, President Sanders would be seated
in the Oval Office.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/26/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So these were older white folks?having 9,250 people.
Miriam
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From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Jarvis
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 3:59 PM
To: blind-democracy
Subject: [blind-democracy] Sanders landslide in the making?
Congressional District #6, Legislative District #24, precinct #103.
Final vote on Saturday, March 26, at 11:00 A.M.
Bernie Sanders 34
Hillary Clinton 6
Undecided 1
Over 300 citizens gathered at the Quilcene high school this morning
at 10:00 A.M. to determine delegates to the Jefferson county convention.
Precinct #103 is a very rural precinct in a very rural county on the
North Olympic Peninsula.
A very large county covering most of the Olympic mountains and
stretching from Hood Canal, West to the Pacific Ocean. The county
population is about 30,000 persons, with the county seat of Port
Townsend
The population is mostly White, retired, low income and small
businesses.
The majority of the small businesses are family owned with one or two
employees, working from home.
Carl Jarvis
