I just went out and voted. It’s local Election Day. What motivated me to get myself out of bed and to the polls was voting against my home-district city council woman, Anne Marie DiBella. You cannot believe my disappointment when I learned that she was not even on the ballot. What exactly do I have against her? She led the crusade against a friendly stop sign placed in front of my studio, replacing a much older traffic light that encouraged speeding. In my view, she had no business having an opinion on this, because her district (where I live) is on the other end of town.
We wonder why the country is in such a shambles; it’s the same reason that a bunch of local politicians can’t even run a small, upstate city. Everything is turned to a game of self-interest. Anyone who is altruistic or community minded is quickly ground to powder by the cynicism — if they let it happen.
Remember to get out and vote. Local, county and state elections are arguably the most important there are. Some Patriots argue that the county (though usually forgotten) is the most powerful seat of government in the United States. I also took the opportunity to vote against the incumbent county clerk who has been in office for enough decades to have no accountability (short version of the story, this).
It’s always struck me as interesting that the Founders put Election Day smack in the middle of Scorpio (it’s the Tuesday after the first Monday in November). This seems to be an invitation for just the kind of power struggles that show up when people (such as politicians) cannot handle Scorpio energy. They all seem to be obsessed with it — and to gag on it.
Don’t miss the article in the post below — the one about the police chief of Boulder, CO feeling the need to call in the SWAT team in order to thwart the efforts of the annual naked pumpkin run through the center of town. Not only this, he threatened to charge the nude joggers with a sex offense — not merely indecent exposure.
Participate in politics.
Given that Mercury is batting cleanup a degree behind the Sun and an essential Moon void before the polls close (after lunch on the Left Coast) the way is open indeed. Of course the applying You-Know-Square (now down to arc minutes) will extract its Scorpionic due. The traditional first Tuesday in November probably goes back to when the USA was an agrarian nation (as does the traditional schedule for public schools). The crops are in but we are before the frost. Of course, alcohol has played a part in the history of our electorial process. Even George Washington was known to buy a few drinks for voters (as if he had to worry about competition) and it’s about the time of Scorpio that surplus grain, apples, etc have first been fermented or distilled. Also, the astreroid Bacchus is at 17+ degrees Scorp (swept by the Moon last night, aspecting Jupiter today), no wonder clothing optional is on the mind.
Voting age everywhere in US is 18.
Age of sexual consent in NY State is 17.
Drinking age is 21 in United States.
To be a congressman, 25.
To be a senator, 30.
To be president, 35.
I had nothing vested in today’s election, no cares, no worries. The only thing that I felt strongly about was the offensive tv commercials for NJ Governor and here I am in PA unable to at least vote the bums out — but there I was in early this morning in our little very conservative borough and who do I run into but the first person I met here who introduced me to progressive pa politics AND the guy he was endorsing.
Ya never know what can happen when you show up … I reckon remaining open is good.
mm.
We have mail-in ballots throughout Oregon.
We get to vote naked!
N.