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I Side With: Which presidential politicians do you line up with?
Very interesting and useful quiz that helps you see which candidate matches your opinions the most closely. I’m 83% with Obama, which doesn’t surprise me at all, but it also matches you with Romney and several third party leaders. I was surprised to see where I didn’t agree with Obama, and in fact some places where my beliefs were more in line with the Green or other third parties.
If you are at all on the fence about where you vote will be, or just interested in how well you line up, this is a really interesting and excellent resource.
And don’t forget, the most important thing is to REMEMBER TO VOTE!
So, who do you line up with and how well?
On May 15, 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association, decades later this delegation of women had a meeting with President Wilson.
This delegation of officers of the National American Woman Suffrage Association received from President Wilson a memorial to the French women in which he advocates the federal woman suffrage amendment. The picture was made on steps leading to executive offices of the White House. Front row, left to right: Mrs. Wood Park, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Helen H. Gardner: second row, Miss Rose Young, Mrs. George Bass, and Miss Ruth White.
Did you know that Iowa was almost the first state to allow women to vote? A state constitutional amendment passed in 1870 but was overturned in 1872. Divisions and scandal in the national suffrage movement undermined the initiative. At the time, Wyoming already had suffrage for women but was still a territory, not a state. This led to this poster, reproduced and displayed at the broom shop at Living History Farms.
Wishing everyone in Wisconsin a clear-headed, calm, and rational recall process today
Also crossing my fingers, buying a lucky rabbit’s foot, and watching the results. It will be interesting to see what their voting percentage actually looks like, if the chaos has inspired people to actually vote, or created even more apathy. What do you think?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
“This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. It’s only purpose is to right that wrong. Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because of their color. This law will ensure them the right to vote. The wrong is one which no American, in his heart, can justify. The right is one which no American, true to our principles, can deny.”
-President Lyndon B. Johnson
Tomorrow will mark 46 years since LBJ signed the Voting Right Act into law. The Act outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.
Here’s President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act as Martin Luther King, Jr., and other civil rights leaders look on. August 6, 1965
Wisconsin: Gov. Scott Walker cuts DMV in Dem districts now that voter ID is passed
The Wisconsin legislature is finalizing a bill to close ten Department of Motor Vehicle centers located in Democratic districts within the state. The money saved will be used to extend operating hours at DMV centers in Republican districts. These cuts come on the heels of new voter ID laws that require voters to present a state-issued photo identification card at the poll booths.
Wisconsonites, this is serious business. Please make sure that you and your friends still find a way to register to vote.
GAAH! Wisconsin, what the heck!?!? Do not let this happen!
How Gets to Vote?
Interesting blog from the Tenement Museum about the voting rights of the past and today.
Do you think people with green cards should get to vote?
