Reply #14: On Election Day, pay your money, take your chances

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Published February 25, 2005

On Election Day, pay your money, take your chances

by John Kass


Two of my favorite political philosophers--the reportedly new moderate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-Ill., Ark., N.Y.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Ketchup)--have come up with a brilliant idea:

A national holiday from work to be called Election Day.

For years Americans have worked and voted on the same day. But such draconian multitasking is obviously too strenuous for us modern folk.

Even so, I support the Clinton-Kerry plan. In fact, I support them so much that I've added my own amendment. And I plead with you to help me and Kerry and Clinton in this struggle.

Anything that gets Americans to vote is something that all of us should support without reservation. Yes, it could be a scheme to help one side defeat the other in presidential and congressional campaigns. But in the name of unity, drop your selfish partisanship and unbridled cynicism for once, OK?


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