Monday, May 17, 2004
Holy shit, I'm politically active!
A few weeks ago Nina and I were blissfully watching the Diamondbacks take another trouncing in our pajamas when there was a knock at the door. Looking through the peephole I thought that I had been the victim of my first prank knock since nobody was outside. But after opening the door I found that I was merely the victim of yet another flyer distribution. But something was different. This guy felt that the flyer was important enough to warrant a rap on my door. Looking at the flyer I saw that we were being called to a community meeting to discuss the effort to incorporate the desert land containing my beautiful home into its own city: The city of San Tan, Arizona.
I personally didn't feel like being pulled away from my rented season of Sex and the City, but Nina thought we should check it out and get the unbiased facts. So at 5:00 we converged on the house that was hosting this little session Erin Brockavich style. After a brief introduction and thanks for attendance we were passed off on the man who is heading up the effort to incorporate my desert oasis. After about ten minutes I could sense the rest of the crowd being lulled into a trance at the very thought of involving themselves in something as big as...incorporation. But I wasn't fooled. this windbag answered no questions, insulted his opposition and lauded himself for bearing this cross for us that nobody asked him to bear. So as he ended his 90-minute pointless tirade Nina and I filed out through the line of hypnotised petition signers and decided to get involved...for the other team.
To achieve recognition of the petition for incorporation, the petition needs to have the signitures of two thirds of the registered voters in the area. But out of the 20,000 people living in our communities, only about 2,000 are registered to vote. This means that 1,334 people get to make a decision for 20,000 residents! Well daddy ain't about to let the man slip in and grab this land from under his nose. Nina and I are just going to have to create more voters. In the incorporation meeting, dickbrain asked that if we don't sign the petition to please above all else do NOT register to vote. That would increase the number of signitures they would need. ALARM! ALARM! Whatever we do, don't register to vote so that fewer people can make the decision for the whole?!? i don't bloody think so!
So we're setting up booths and tables and registering as many 18 and over residents as humanly possible over the next few weeks. And by humanly possible, I mean during our spare time in the weekends. But we're doing our part to stop the man, and my dick has just grown another two inches because of it. I'll let you know how this turns out.
Viva La Resistance!!!
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I personally didn't feel like being pulled away from my rented season of Sex and the City, but Nina thought we should check it out and get the unbiased facts. So at 5:00 we converged on the house that was hosting this little session Erin Brockavich style. After a brief introduction and thanks for attendance we were passed off on the man who is heading up the effort to incorporate my desert oasis. After about ten minutes I could sense the rest of the crowd being lulled into a trance at the very thought of involving themselves in something as big as...incorporation. But I wasn't fooled. this windbag answered no questions, insulted his opposition and lauded himself for bearing this cross for us that nobody asked him to bear. So as he ended his 90-minute pointless tirade Nina and I filed out through the line of hypnotised petition signers and decided to get involved...for the other team.
To achieve recognition of the petition for incorporation, the petition needs to have the signitures of two thirds of the registered voters in the area. But out of the 20,000 people living in our communities, only about 2,000 are registered to vote. This means that 1,334 people get to make a decision for 20,000 residents! Well daddy ain't about to let the man slip in and grab this land from under his nose. Nina and I are just going to have to create more voters. In the incorporation meeting, dickbrain asked that if we don't sign the petition to please above all else do NOT register to vote. That would increase the number of signitures they would need. ALARM! ALARM! Whatever we do, don't register to vote so that fewer people can make the decision for the whole?!? i don't bloody think so!
So we're setting up booths and tables and registering as many 18 and over residents as humanly possible over the next few weeks. And by humanly possible, I mean during our spare time in the weekends. But we're doing our part to stop the man, and my dick has just grown another two inches because of it. I'll let you know how this turns out.
Viva La Resistance!!!
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