Aren’t we the lucky ones. Not. Federal election monitors from the U.S. Department of Justice are coming to my county in Colorado. My Congressional District #8. I’ve already voted. But I wonder how many folks in this district still haven’t. And now maybe won’t.
I shouldn’t be surprised. The incumbent, Gabe Evans (R), and Manny Rutinel (D) are in such a tight race that most of the polls still call it a dead heat. Their tv ads have been running back to back to back ad nauseam.
The monitors may also be coming because both candidates are Latino and the county has a high Latino population — approximately 40%.
I hope the poll watchers and other local officials have prepared for any eventuality. Any eventuality. Because if the DOJ monitors want to intimidate and perhaps interfere, this would be a likely spot for it, don’t you think?
I’m betting ICE will be nearby, too.
Every morning, every evening
Ain’t we got fun?
Not much money, oh, but honey
Ain’t we got fun?
The rent’s unpaid, dear
We haven’t a car
But in any way, dear
We’ll stay as we are
Even if we owe the grocer
Don’t we have fun
Tax collector’s getting closer
Still we have fun
There’s nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get poorer
In the meantime, in between time
Ain’t we got fun?
Don’t we have fun?
Still we have fun.
Even if we owe the grocer
Don’t we have fun?
Tax collector’s getting closer
Ooh, what fun
There’s nothing surer
The rich get rich and the poor get poorer
In the meantime, in between time
Don’t we have fun?
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Songwriters: Gus Kahn / Raymond B Egan / Richard A Whiting
Ain’t We Got Fun lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Peermusic Publishing
It comes down to being a matter of to what degree the Repuglicans care about being seen to be breaking laws.
You think they care? Look at Trump.
Nicely put. I’m bracing myself.
Thank you. I’m hoping they won’t have much to monitor, but we must never underestimate the federal government’s ability to create chaos.
It’s scary to think about, but history shows consistently that:
Trumps Always Chickens Out
MAGA are incompetent boobs
Sadly, much of the hope for our nation’s survival connects to these two facts.
Sad, scary, and infuriating. I’d like to pass on to my grandkids a world more like I’ve known, but I’m not getting my hopes up. They’re already 24 and 20.
Same, my grandkids are 15, 10 and 4. The 4 year old is enthusiastic about gardening. A useful skill in the world he’ll be inheriting.
Indeed it is. We adults have enjoyed so many relatively peaceful years. Our grandkids have seen only the chaos, maladministration, grift, suspicion, etc., etc. I hope we get a chance to show it doesn’t have to be this way.
they’ll be at 7 places in michigan as well
Fingers crossed for all of us subjected to such “observation.” I don’t believe they’re coming just to observe. If not on Election Day then in the following days and weeks they’re going to be causing trouble.
I’m sure it will only intensify as their panic grows.
It will increase
No doubt.
this is scary.
It is. Being singled out like this when the whole country is voting is very worrisome. I wouldn’t put anything past this administration.