![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 8 of 8. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by Sigismund on October 31, 2008, at 18:32:11
So this is why it's Tuesday (rather than say Saturday)?
>The reason we vote on Tuesday makes perfect sense - at least it did in 1845.
>To understand the decision Congress made that year, let's imagine ourselves as members of early agrarian American society. Saturday was for farming, Sunday was the Lord's day, Monday was required for travel to the county seat where the polling places were, Tuesday you voted, Wednesday you returned home, and Thursday it was back to work.
From the New York Times
Posted by Nadezda on November 1, 2008, at 10:37:24
In reply to Voting on Tuesdays, posted by Sigismund on October 31, 2008, at 18:32:11
I'd guess not that many people (percentages) voted.
For one thing, of course, women didn't vote. Black people didn't vote. Probably most working people didn't vote. So I'd say mostly people of some means voted, otherwise they couldn't take off several days.
Wonder how that played into the governmental choices.
I'd say for sure Joe the Plumber, or well, sort of Joe the untrained guy who does plumbing for a living, and apparently hasn't paid all his taxes, but has a lot of opinions about politics, didn't vote.
Nadezda
Posted by Sigismund on November 1, 2008, at 17:20:27
In reply to Re: Voting on Tuesdays, posted by Nadezda on November 1, 2008, at 10:37:24
You would have heard that Studs Terkel died.
We did him at uni in some subject or other.
When I hear Obama called a socialist by Rudi Giuliani or McCain I can remember Terkel.
Posted by happyflower on November 1, 2008, at 21:49:16
In reply to Voting on Tuesdays, posted by Sigismund on October 31, 2008, at 18:32:11
If the election was on Sat, many people would be angry that couldn't buy liquor during their day off. lol
Posted by Sigismund on November 2, 2008, at 13:52:21
In reply to Re: Voting on Tuesdays, posted by happyflower on November 1, 2008, at 21:49:16
That's why everyone here votes on Saturday morning.
Posted by Geegee on November 2, 2008, at 22:43:52
In reply to Re: Voting on Tuesdays, posted by happyflower on November 1, 2008, at 21:49:16
You can't buy liquor on election day? Guess I never tried before. Or is that a state thing?
gg
Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on November 4, 2008, at 19:06:52
In reply to Voting on Tuesdays, posted by Sigismund on October 31, 2008, at 18:32:11
> So this is why it's Tuesday (rather than say Saturday)?
>
> >The reason we vote on Tuesday makes perfect sense - at least it did in 1845.
>
> >To understand the decision Congress made that year, let's imagine ourselves as members of early agrarian American society. Saturday was for farming, Sunday was the Lord's day, Monday was required for travel to the county seat where the polling places were, Tuesday you voted, Wednesday you returned home, and Thursday it was back to work.
>
> From the New York TimesThat was actually Michael Moore that brought that to light. It's a whole chapter in his awesome "Mike's Election Guide '08". They have a listing in the book of all of the election days in many countries, I think Australia is Saturday?
That is the same day for a number of other countries.Jay
Posted by Sigismund on November 5, 2008, at 8:56:05
In reply to Re: Voting on Tuesdays » Sigismund, posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on November 4, 2008, at 19:06:52
Yes Jay, all our elections are on Saturdays.
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Politics | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.