Submitted by Tolu olorunda on Wed, 04/09/2008 - 3:17pm.
MFP Tags: Voting Rights, Republican Party, Politics, Muncie, Election, Disenfranchisement, Democratic Party, 2008 PresidencyTopics: Politics
MFP Tags: Voting Rights, Republican Party, Politics, Muncie, Election, Disenfranchisement, Democratic Party, 2008 PresidencyTopics: Politics
First came Florida 2000, then came Ohio 2004; now comes Indiana 2008?
Having been subjected to the drivel and blather of Muncie political elites, I am more than convinced now, that the fight ahead will demand a little more than chitchats, lip-services and convenient oppositions. It was chronically-depressing to watch the theatrical blame-game, put together by leaders of the Delaware County Election Board. The ball of contention seemed to bounce around the issue of a staff-shortage, which in retrospect entertained a symposium of rehearsed finger-pointing and allegation-charging. To see the faces of Muncie-politics, feign little interest in the likelihood of denying its constituency the right to elect a president, did little but upset the already livid voters who watched attentively. The fury revealed by the attendees must be put into perspective, to fully understand the albatross housing this dilemma. One need only look back at the not-so democratic process of the latest Muncie Mayoral-election, and spot-out the root of their disenchantment. For to them, if a local election was amassed through embezzlement, how much more a presidential and monumental one at that.
Looking through the prism of non-partisanship, it is more than evident that the complication is a costly-result of resource-mismanagement, disorganization and unaccountability. Strangely enough, such objective-examination seemed to be absent from an “august” panel whose greatest accomplishment was the rendering of empty promises to a distressed electorate. To hear the board tell it, this instance counts as the singular moment when a critical-blunder has posed a potential threat; and such tenure with the absence of a major-gaffe is worthy of commendation. As sweet and impressive as that sounds, most voters however believe that an Election Board, selected by a community, ought not to have time for self-aggrandizement when a case of governmental-irresponsibility looms large.
2008 promises to be a year of participation, and every-able citizen expects to grasp a piece of the historical-pie. If a people, who claim to be independently-thoughtful, sit-back and watch their democracy shredded by back-door tactics and political con-games, there remains little hope for the society we exist in. First came Florida 2000, then came Ohio 2004; now comes Indiana 2008? Let’s not give up without putting up a fight. Peace!
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