John Lawson wrote:
snip...
I ain't got nothing to hide, it's just
the *idea*
of how easily such schemes lead down the slippery slope
into a subtle kind of 'fascism' for want of a better word.
Taken along with the rapidly-forgotten little bit of
intelligence that Our US Supreme Court has apparently
sanctioned selective 'convenient' disenfranchisment,
and nobody seems to much care...
Sigh. I'm getting Old and Cranky and Way, Way off topic.
I think there is a proto-fascist gene, or two. It has to be resisted
constantly, or we slip into it.
I think you're right... I drive a lot, and the condition of
roads is a big issue with me... to heck with the trains running
on time, if a Paver runs for President, I'm there!
;-)
-dq