Well, I spent most of the cold wintry day today going door- to-door to get signatures in order to be on the ballot for the upcoming special election for city councilperson. Of course it's my own fault because I waited til the last day to actually get going on this, but I've been buried in work and busy with stuff and not home at good hours, so I spent better part of this day going door to door in my neighboorhood and I had a good set of signatures, but then when I took the petitions over to city hall four of the signatures were invalid. So i rushed around trying to get five more before 4 but I didn't make it back in time ( 4:07) and so I was fucked. I feel bad about disappointing the people who did encourage me along the way.
However, one person said that she disagreed with 'everything I say" so she wouldn't sign it. One guy with a huge American flag flatly said " I'm not signing anything you're peddling" without even hearing what it was. By signing the petition it only helps someone get on the ballot, and isn't that what our so called democracy is all about? it in no way obligates anyone to vote for the person circulating the petition, nor does it mean you agree with them.
People in this town are wary tho, about signing petitions after the city a bunch of folks just before our last major election.
I guess what astounds me most is how many normal people have no idea about how our democracy works, and how to participate in it.
and I have failed in my quest.
Maybe I'll try to be a write-in. You don't need any signatures of support for that.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
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