Monday, December 14th, 2009

ASPEN MAYOR PROMOTES VOTER ANIMOSITY

BALLOTS HIDDEN FROM VIEW TO AVOID SUNSHINE

Instant runoff elections Aspen style sparks a voter revolt on BetterBadNews. The panel hears testimony about a clever politician in Aspen Colorado, who gamed an instant runoff election by locating a special early voting ballot box next to his office in city hall. Election procedures violated so many local ordinances the entire election commission had [...]

Friday, December 4th, 2009

ASTRONAUTS SEE STUDENT REVOLT FROM SPACE

CAMPUS INSURRECTION VELOCITY INCREASES 32%

Astronauts on the International Space Station took some time off to observe internet video of the recent student uprising at the University of California at Berkeley. Students occupied Wheeler Hall and shut down the Doe Library on Friday November 20, 2009 as part of an ongoing student – worker strike protesting a 32% hike in [...]