I just read that some guy in Tennesee wanted to have his middle name/nickname added to the ballot on the U.S. elections in November. It seemed like a good idea, as some others had been allowed to put their nicknames on the ballot. However, the courts seemed to have a problem with his nickname. I mean really, it's not like it stands out or anything:
Bob Smith
Willie Jones
David "None of the Above" Gatchell
Now that's a smart idea...it only works if his name is last on the ballot though :)
And as a sidebar to this, why are the American campaigns so friggin long? I've been seeing these damn ads on tv for what seems like months, and there's still another 2-3 months to go!
They need to adopt the Canadian system: six weeks from election call to election day. End of story. No campaigning before that, period. It makes politics much easier to deal with during election time.
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Bill and I are so absolutely INSANE by the time it's election time that we want to vote for the candidate that least pissed us off by going into overkill on the campaign trail. We're sick to death of the backstabbers and the "Look at how well I did in spending your money, while my unworthy advisary blew it on cheap wine and even cheaper hookers." ARRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
And to think, it's already STARTED!!! WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH :-)
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