[lbo-talk] Tell them we are democrats (was: freedom to swim)

Michael Smith mjs at smithbowen.net
Fri Jun 26 15:51:30 PDT 2009


On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:35:08 -0700 Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net> wrote:


> Apparently in a couple provinces the turnout was more than 100%. Now
> that's impressive.
>
> http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/files/14234_iranelection0609.pdf

It is impressive, indeed, but not perhaps for the reason you mean.

In Iran -- unlike in the modern, enlightened United States -- you don't have to vote at the location where you are registered. You can vote anywhere you happen to be.

Quaint, huh? This may be partly due to the fact that Iran doesn't have an enlightened, modern Electoral College.

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Michael Smith mjs at smithbowen.net http://stopmebeforeivoteagain.org



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