[With election day getting closer by the second, Noah Baron looks at America's sham of a democratic system. Especially worth a read for whatever green-voting New Jersyites happen to read this blog...]
I decided to come home this weekend to spend some time with my family, see some friends from home, and vote. When I arrived last night, I saw my sample ballot waiting for me. I eagerly opened it up, but only to be disappointed.
This election day, I intended, with the exception of President and Congress (my congressman is pretty awesome), to vote a straight Green Party ticket. But I ran into a problem. The only Green candidate running was Cynthia McKinney, for President. For Sheriff and Board of Chosen Freeholders, the only candidates were Democrats and Republicans. In fact, for one of the Freeholder races (there are three), the Republicans didn’t even run a candidate.
I found this all profoundly disturbing, but I was not to be deterred. This morning, I began research the various candidates, starting with those for US Senate.