Perhaps I am being obtuse but I need someone to explain what serious problems
existed in the Minneapolis voting process. I understand that serious problems
were avoided when Election Judges went out to Kinko's to have more ballots
printed. The most allegedly serious problem that I saw mentioned was that
people were on line for an hour. I understand that standing on line is not
the recreational activity of choice for most people and that many people have
multiple responsibilities. It strikes me, however, that standing on line for
an hour, waiting for additional ballots to be printed or for machines to be
repaired, is a small price to pay every year or every other year for having a
say in who governs. Should the system be improved? Of course! Should heads
roll? Only Phyllis Kahn's!
