Hazar for Voting

I don't do this often, but I feel like getting political.

I have just watched a bit of the US Presidential election and I'm happy to see that large numbers of people actually turned up to vote. I live in a country where voting is compulsary and therefore roughly 95% of the population turn up to cast their ballot at an election. In the vaguely-United States, they are happy with a 50% turnout. So, when 60% or so turned up this time (I just made that figure up by the way - I can't back it up) it definitely is good to see people are caring. The fact that a majority voted for George dubya Bush is another issue...

I like the fact that so many people turned up they didn't quite know what to do with them, and so bewildered officials had to hand out "paper ballots" to people in the lines! When push comes to shove, a good ol' fashioned pencil and paper method always wins over time-consuming technology. Hazar for pencils!

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