I got my California ballot in the mail the other day. I should say ballots. Four pages of ballots. Fuck off, Dorthy, we’re not in Iowa any more.

Fuck secret ballots. Secret ballots will be the downfall of our precarious democracy.

First block: Federal.

President and Vice President
[ ] John McCain and Sarah Palin
[x] Barack Obama and Joe Biden

United States Representative
[x]Cindy Sheehan
[ ] Nancy Pelosi

skipping the rest of page one because it’s boring

Second block: Measures submitted to the voters

1A Safe, reliable high-speed passenger train bond act
[x] Yes
[ ] No

2 Standards for confining farm animals. Initiative statute.
[x] Yes
[ ] No

4 Waiting period and parental notification before termination of minor’s pregnancy. Initiative constitutional amendment.
[ ] Yes
[x] No

5 Nonviolent drug offenses. Sentencing, parole and rehabilitation. Initiative statute.
[x] Yes
[ ] No

8 Eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry. Initiative constitutional amendment.
[ ] Yes
[x] No

done with page 2

Third Block: Measures submitted to the voters.

A-Q Shall the city, shall the city, shall the city, blah blah blah?
[ ] Yes
[x] I don’t give a fuck

R Shall the City change the name of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant to the George W Bush Sewage Plant?
[x] Oh fuck yes!
[ ] No

U Shall it be City policy that its elected representatives in the United States Senate and House of Representatives vote against any further funding for the deployment of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq, except for funds to withdraw troops?
[x] Yes
[ ] No

V Shall it be City policy to encourage the School Board to reverse its decision to terminate JROTC and to continute to offer JROTC in San Francisco public high schools?
[ ] Yes
[x] No