A couple of election related items worth checking out –
1) Milwaukee Vota 2012 -- A group of high school age youth from Milwaukee put together a great
41-second get-out-the-vote video (English and Spanish). Check it out –
appropriate for all age levels.
2) Why can’t felons
vote? The question is long overdue – a MJS blog post by Barbara Miner. Miner writes “The United States has
more restrictions on voting rights than any other democratic nation in the
world, according to Marc Mauer of the highly respected Sentencing Project.”
She points out that “Almost 7.7 percent of blacks of voting age cannot [vote]
because of their criminal records, compared to 1.8 percent of non-African
Americans. In three states — Florida, Kentucky and Virginia — one out of five
African Americans is not allowed to vote.” Miner’s essay would be a great
discussion started in a high school civics or social studies class.
3) Does Romney love
teachers? At the end of the third debate, Mitt Romney said that “he loves
teachers.” The President of the Massachusetts Teachers Association has a
response worth reading.
4) Tuesday night
victory party in Milwaukee. After the final two days of canvassing, phone
calling and encouraging everyone we know to vote, consider joining supporters
of President Obama and Tammy Baldwin after 8:15 PM on Tuesday night at the
Hyatt Regency, 333 W. Kilbourn Ave.
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