Amazing crowd at the polls today. I am usually in and out of my polling place in under 20 minutes. Today, I was there for an hour. Making history can be time-consuming.
I actually laughed out loud reading Question 2, and the voting monitor person gave me a "voting is serious" look. I've been hearing about Q2 for awhile, but just seeing it on the ballot really made me giggle; even just the headline:
Question 2 - Constitutional Amendment - Revised 9/11/2008
(Chapter 5, Acts of 2007 Special Session)
Authorizing Video Lottery Terminals (Slot Machines) to Fund Education
Authorizes the State to issue up to five video lottery licenses for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education of children in public schools, prekindergarten through grade 12, public school construction and improvements, and construction of capital projects at community colleges and higher education institutions. No more than a total number of 15,000 video lottery terminals may be authorized in the State, and only one license may be issued for each specified location in Anne Arundel, Cecil, Worcester, and Allegany Counties, and Baltimore City. Any additional forms or expansion of commercial gaming in Maryland is prohibited, unless approved by a voter referendum.
(Enacts new Article XIX of the Maryland Constitution)
Yes, it will bring revenue into the state. However, gambling money and education strike me as the oddest of bedfellows, let alone words in the same sentence. Just hopping onto the soapbox for a sec, isn't it the responsibility of citizens to fund education anyway? Do you really want to tell people "oh yes, we fund our schools with slot machines?" Okay, down from the box now. And this article points out the interesting proximities. Even funnier.
Karen-the-acupuncturist sent me this:
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