Reply #4: Ain't THAT the truth!

[KansDem]

...you don't have to be smart in order to vote.

About 15-20 years ago, my wife and I were visiting her sister and her family. At that time Kansas was putting Indian casino gambling to a vote. Now, these people aren't too bright, and when this topic of conversation came up, my wife's sister blurted, "Well, I'm not voting for this!" When asked, she replied, "The Indians have enough trouble with drinking!" I asked her to explain herself and she went on, "The Indians have enough problems with alcoholism, they don't need to be gambling too!" I tried to explain that having the casinos on Indian reservations didn't mean the Indians would be in there gambling; that it only meant casinos could operate unimpeded by state law, and that such casinos would attract visitors and gamblers in much the same way Las Vegas and Atlantic City do. But no matter how much I tried to explain this, she just shook her head and muttered, "Indians don't need to be drinkin' and gamblin' too..."

I imagine her vote and my vote canceled each other out.