{"id":8809,"date":"2015-10-04T16:44:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T20:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=8809"},"modified":"2024-09-11T20:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:58:14","slug":"attention-deficit-democracy-cured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/04\/attention-deficit-democracy-cured\/","title":{"rendered":"Attention Deficit Democracy Cured?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the Justice Department can cure this Attention Deficit Democracy problem by proposing an amendment to the Voting Rights Act to protect the calendar-impaired voters.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe the feds could require states to count the votes of those who are clueless about when Election Day occurs?<\/p>\n<p>Actually, some states might already be moving in that direction with the hustle for automatic voting.<\/p>\n<p>Or am I inadvertently slandering Oregon here?<\/p>\n<p>[Thanks to Thaves for another great Frank &amp; Ernest cartoon]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Maybe the Justice Department can cure this Attention Deficit Democracy problem by proposing an amendment to the Voting Rights Act to protect the calendar-impaired voters.\u00a0\u00a0 Maybe the feds could require states to count the votes of those who are clueless about when Election Day occurs? 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