Vote Now Vote Often
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Maybe they’re right. Where is the proof that people have nothing better to do than to go out on polling day and fraudulently vote for their favorite guy? The very idea of it is insulting. We constantly hear of voter apathy, so anything that can be done to make the process easier should be encouraged. Heck, you may as well vote a couple of times while you’re there for good measure. Let’s face it, bureaucracy is strangling society at every turn. Maybe the entire notion of carrying ID for any aspect of our lives can be dismissed entirely. The multi billion dollar sink hole which is homeland security can be wiped out overnight. Gone forever will be border lineups, invasive questions and churlish officers.
Perhaps this same approach can be applied to other aspects of our daily lives. Immediately we can think of airline travel. Instead of the layers of bureaucracy that are presently associated with air travel today, including ticketing, airport security, passport applications etc etc, why not just revise the process into a first come, first served format? It could be like waiting for a bus; no one needs to jump through all the ‘security’ hoops now required of all air travellers; just show up and board with a ham sandwich and a Big Gulp.
This novel notion can be applied to work and education as well. When someone applies for a job, is it really necessary to present all kinds of paperwork evidencing vocational and college bona fides? Who would lie about this kind of thing? The job application process can be made much easier by emphasizing the personal interview. In fact, this humanizes the process rather than choosing people because of some abstract scholastic scores.
Think of how easy life would be. When you attend sporting or entertainment events, you wouldn’t need evidence of having purchased a ticket, you simply stroll in and get the best seat. When you leave a restaurant, you wouldn’t need to show any kind of ownership chit to the valet parking attendant. You just tell him you’d like the convertible Mercedes. At dry cleaners, the retrieval process is sped up immensely. No longer will it be ‘no ticky, no laundry’, you just ask for some shirts in your desired size and color.
Over time, we’ve become a society hopelessly dependant on labels and tags. We have come to accept all manner of restrictions and rules on our activities because apparently, it serves the greater good. Anyone who owns a phone or used a computer is plugged into ‘the matrix’. There’s very little that can’t be known about anyone with only a few clicks of the mouse. Maybe we should push back at all of the invasive ID tags imposed upon us.
Getting back to the voting process, it’s obvious to everyone that a bit of modern tweaking can improve the entire election process. Logically, they could contract out people to go and gather votes as if it were a bottle drive. These canvassers can then dump off their baskets of votes at centralized stations for counting. What could go wrong? If we want to be even more 21st century, people could just click to vote for their candidate from the convenience of their smart phone or computer. What could go wrong?