...and we're not even a "battleground state" for Congress.

Experts are saying that Nov. 7, 2006, could even break voter turnout records.

( Massachusetts Local Baseball )

In either case, if they're expecting a record high turn-out in Massachusetts, I can't even begin to imagine what the other states are expecting.

It does seem, however, that there are already problems going down at the polls in certain states. All I got to say is, "Holy shit, Ohio!" The record of complaints from voters in that state alone make you look very third-world country-ish in terms of fair-and-honest elections.

If you see any problems or instances of fraud at the polls, illegal activities by either party, or run into static while voting, here's some numbers for you to call:

• Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
  
• Common Cause Voter Hotline: 1-866-MYVOTE1
  
• Velvet Revolution Voter Hotline: 1-888-VOTE-TIP
  
• Voter Action Hotline: 1-888-SAV-VOTE
  
• SEIU Voter Hotline: 1-877-SEIU-VOTE
  

Here's some Websites, too:

• Election Protection 365
  
• Protect Our Votes RSS feed
  
• Election Incident Reporting
  
• Video the Vote
  
• Common Cause Voter Survey 2006
  
• Verified Voting Foundation Election Transparency Project
  
• Watch the Vote
  
• Pollworkers for Democracy <------ What my parents are doing today. Heeee!
  

Remember, voting might not be enough. We need to keep elections free, open, and fair to all citizens who are qualified to vote. Vigilance might be required. (Tries not to look at Ohio, Virginia, and Florida.)

"Politics is the Art of Controlling Your Environment"

That is one of the key things I learned in these years, and I learned it the hard way. Anybody who thinks that "it doesn't matter who's President" has never been Drafted and sent off to fight and die in a vicious, stupid War on the other side of the World — or been beaten and gassed by Police for tresspassing on public property — or been hounded by the IRS for purely political reasons — or locked up in the Cook County Jail with a broken nose and no phone access and twelve perverts wanting to stomp your ass in the shower. That is when it matters who is President or Governor or Police Chief. That is when you will wish you had voted.
— Hunter S. Thompson, from Hey Rube, 2004

Why you need to vote:

( It's a New Reality )

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( Exciting New Military Commissions )

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( Fantasy Author Runs Into Reality Buzzsaw )

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( All Your No Fly Lists Belong to Us )

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( Proposed U.S. Reg Could Prevent Citizens from Leaving the U.S. Starting January 15, 2007 )

It appears that Nicholas Scratch has been busy just like I predicted. Even so, I know I'm biting my nails for tomorrow's mid-term Congressional election.