I got to play internet dinosaur on Tumblr the other day, when some of the infants (The average Tumblr user is young, and I am ancient by comparison) were wailing that they had not gotten to vote in the Super Tuesday primaries because they were too busy, or could not get off work. Or they were in the towns where they went to school, and not at home, and didn't know "until it was too late" what they needed to do, to be able to cast a ballot.
Most states have laws that require employers to let you off to vote, I told them, and linked a site where they could look up the rules.
And even if not, absentee balloting is a real thing, and the arrival of Election Day is never, ever a surprise.
So I'm glad they've registered. But if they want to change anything about who gets to sit in which chairs, they need to plan -- there are months, yet, til November; if they blow it then, it's their own fault. No complaining allowed.
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Most states have laws that require employers to let you off to vote, I told them, and linked a site where they could look up the rules.
And even if not, absentee balloting is a real thing, and the arrival of Election Day is never, ever a surprise.
So I'm glad they've registered. But if they want to change anything about who gets to sit in which chairs, they need to plan -- there are months, yet, til November; if they blow it then, it's their own fault. No complaining allowed.
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