I was doing some research for my voting identity post and was reading an article on voter registration requirements in the various US states. I noticed that in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont: there is no requirement to be of sound mind to register to vote.

In Wisconsin,  one of the requirements is "Not make or benefit from a bet or wage depending on the result of an election". What kind of fun is that?

The two year Election 2008 television series is coming to an end in less then a month. The world is watching to see who gets voted off the island.

The real political action (IMHO) is what’s happening in the US Congress — which is looking to be heavily Democratic — and the potential for 60 Dem seats in the Senate may usher in an era of activism like the early 60s — particularly with the recent economic melt down.

But that is not as entertaining as the multi station television series about the leadership battles within and now between the Blue team and the Red team.  Even though we are in the middle of our own federal election here in Canada, it seems that more Canadians tuned into the US VP debate then the Canadian leadership debate (they happened at the same time).  We Canadians will only have ourselves to blame if we focus more on the US entertainment export than on our own political process. And even though it does not really matter, I too will follow the story line until Nov 4th.

In case you are dismayed by the Red team winning the Election 2008 television series, Canada once again will come to the rescue.