Voter Registration

Amidst an article about registration trends I learn: “Today is the deadline for new voters to register in many of the battleground states that will probably decide the election, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, Indiana and Colorado.”

Because the United States is unfair, I don’t get to vote for a member of congress or any Senators. And also because the United States is unfair, a huge swathe of the population lives in places (DC, California, New York, Texas, Idaho, Mississippi, South Carolina, etc.) that “don’t count” for the purposes of presidential politics. If you do have the privilege of living someplace where the political system deigns to allow you to impact the course of national events, you really ought to register and vote.