At a recent League of Women Voters forum, Karen Vialle and Alex Hays of the Pierce County Better Government League, proponents of limited voter choice, speculated that Ranked Choice Voting might violate the one person, one vote rule. They were wrong.

There have been two court cases testing Ranked Choice Voting. One in 1975, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, showed RCV (which in Michigan went by the name of the “Ware” system) to be constitutional.

RCV was tested again earlier this year in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously that RCV is constitutional and does not violate the one person, one vote rule.

RCV has been court tested. And has passed the test.

Reject Amendment 3.

One Person, One Vote…seems not to apply…

Jim Dunnam, voting against the Voter ID bill–which would require voters to show ID when voting, voted not only for himself, but for three other members…

Check out this video and see just how many people are in on the ghost voting…

Developing…

I’m going to go to the California Legislature and check it out.

Jockey Garrett Gomez wins again, but pays just $4.40

The betting public seemed to be only interested in two horses. They made both #6 One Vote and #9 Belongs to Gotham 6-to-5, while the only other horse less than 10-to-1 was #4 De Brief Me.

Belongs to Gotham sped to a quick lead and dueled with 96-to-1 shot #7 Rockin the City on the backstretch. The difference was that jockey Joy Scott was hustling Rockin the City, but Belongs to Gotham was running  without being asked. By the time they hit the top of the stretch, Rockin the City had enough, but One Vote was making a move on the leader.

It looked like a dramatic two-horse duel was materializing, but Gomez can really shake a horse up in the stretch and he was all over this one. Belongs to Gotham pulled away to win, minus any drama.

I planned to wager on One Vote, but not at less than 2/1 and another one I liked – #8 Jimmy Two Times — was scratched was scratched. Two others were out of my odds zone, so the only bet I made was $150 to win on #3 Panda at 15/1.

To watch a replay of this race, go to www.calracing.com.

Maiden King conquers So. Cal. maiden races

Maiden claiming $40,000, 5-1/2 furlongs, 3-year-olds

Possible overlays                              Morning line

# 3 Panda                                               15/1
#4 De Brief Me                                         8/1
#6 One Vote                                            9/5
#8 Jimmy Two Times                            5/1

The median Beyer Speed Figure for this type of race is 71 and two runners in here have recently earned a 70: #6 One Vote and #9 Belongs to Gotham.

I give One Vote the edge out of these two because this gelding appears to have better speed, but it’s probably a moot point because both will likely  be bet below 2-to-1.

That leads us to first timer #8 Jimmy Two Times who has a few good workouts on display. I especially like the 59-1/5 second 5 furlongs he worked on Dec. 20, which was the sixth fastest of 104 horses who exercised at that distance.

The connections are also a positive for Jimmy Two Times, as both jockey Mike Smith and trainer Bill Spawr win at decent 16 percent rate. However, the last 24 times Smith rode for Spawr the percentage spiked to 29 percent, as they won seven races together.

Other first times who may be worth a wager if the price is right are #3 Panda, #4 De Brief Me and #5 You’re No Good.

I will bet $300 on #6 One Vote at 2/1 and up and $250 on #8 Jimmy Two Times at 7/2 to 19/1.

Also, I want $150 to win on any of these horses that fall between the odds of 10/1 to 19/1: #3 Panda, #4 De Brief Me and #5 You’re No Good.

This message is for all voters out there in the United States of America.

If YOU DON’T VOTE, DON’T COMPLAIN!

There are thousands of people that have died to give you the right to vote and protect it as well. This includes the military, voting and civil rights activists and laws enacted as a result of their work. If YOU don’t use it (voting right), YOU don’t deserve to be heard. Voting is YOUR voice. Yes it is only one (1), but ONE (1) vote CAN make a difference. YOU could be that difference. How would you feel if you find out that your candidate lost by ONE (1) vote and you didn’t vote? Don’t let it be you. Support your candidate all the way.

After we vote and the election is over doesn’t mean it is over for us. We can still communicate with our elected officials by phone, mail, fax, email, chat and more. Let them hear from you. Let them know how you feel about issues that affect you and your community.

I am Joseph Mays and I approved this message.

Take a few minutes and watch this video…Hopefully you will see how much your vote counts.

2 tough questions…. very interesting!!!
2 questions

Question 1:

If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion?

Read the next question before looking at the response for this one.

Question 2:
It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts.
Here are the facts about the three candidates. Who would you vote for?

Candidate A.

Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologist.
He’s had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.

Candidate B.

He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in
college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

Candidate C

He is a decorated war hero. He’s a vegetarian, doesn’t smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.

Which of these candidates would be our choice?

Decide first… no peeking, then read the very first comment on this post.

An interesting take on the US presidential elections produced by my friend Erica Rowell and Michele Chivu, reminiscence in style of The Washington Post’s OnBeing project.

And he’s a NINJA!

So lets get some things straight.

• If you’ve front paged, I’ve done it quicker.
• Take the number of your social media friends, add infinity and you’re close to mine.
• Behind my mask, is another front page story.
• Zaibatsu and MrBabyMan massage my feet.
• My balls are bigger than Mohamed Saleem’s. (Yes, his named is spelled correctly because I say it is.)
• I buried Chuck Norris’s stories.
• I spam Ron Paul.

AND

• I can front page in one vote.

     I’ve been wondering who won the art battle, and just found the results online.   

• 1^st place $1000 (52 votes) = Artist space #27
• 2^nd place $250 (49 votes) = Artist space #13
• 3^rd place gift bag (37 votes) = Artist space #11 

It was thisclose between 1^st and 2^nd place.  Which means it’s possible that if any of my 4 friends and I had voted, we would have changed the outcome.  See, your one little vote can make a difference! The power of ONE vote has also been reinforced in my mind by a couple current events: 

1. Two metro Detroit tied elections in Nov 2007.  A coin toss ultimately decided the winner for the final seats on the Grosse Pointe City Council and the Mt. Clemens City Commission.   
2. Catching those fabulous commercials from “ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History.”  Here’s just one example:     

So, shame on us for not casting our votes at the art battle.  I’d therefore like to support them further by sharing more pictures and video that I located of the event.    

Check out this video from “Motor City Blogspot”, and another slideshow from “Picture This Detroit.”  I’ll give you the scoop on some of the photos, and wish I could point out who came in 3^rd, but I have no idea beyond the space number.  

• Slides 19, 49 and 50 = 1st place winner
• Slides 3, 45, 46, 47, 106, 108 and 119 = 2nd place winner
  • I can’t help but think while looking at slide #45 that the two Thor artists decided to create a “mash-up” of themselves.  Let’s take my flowing golden locks, add in your full beard and mustache (but change them to blond), tweak both our hats, and infuse Thor with our party spirit.
• Slide 57 = The cosmonaut is free . . . lost in space
  • Here you can see the woman prior to being duct-taped and plastered to the exhibit, as well as a nice frontal view of the skirt wearing male artist.
• Slide 65 = Sweatshop for the PB&J assembly
  • Again, why did they need to wear masks while making them?  Was this supposed to be symbolic of the Jonestown grape kool-aid massacre?  There were a few strawberry PB&Js, but mainly grape.  They’re both nostalgic, kid friendly, very American food staples.  Was part of the statement that our food might not be what it appears, and can in fact be dangerous?  Am I reaching, or being very astute and deep?
• Slide 97 = Cool chandelier
  • Made out of recycled pop bottles, including their twist-off tops, and the plastic rings that hold 6 packs together.  Could this be the 3rd place winner?  It was located very close to Thor.
• Slide 97 and 98 = The DJ getting his area set up 

I hear that they’re planning a 2009 Art Battle, so mark your calendars.