Hats off to Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott for standing up for what is right. This was in response to today's article in the Times that states Gary officials were busing in high school students to vote early(Often too? This is Lake County remember) for the May 6th primary as a "learning experience."
Elections Board Director Sally LaSota and Lake County Elections Supervisor
Michelle Fajman said Gary school officials notified them last week all high
school students registered to vote would be bused to Crown Point this week.
LaSota said they wouldn't turn away potential voters of any age. Fajman
said, "Students don't have time before school opens on election day to vote and
they have extracurricular activities at the school. I think it's a good
idea."
Sally LaSota could have given a better reason than that couldn't she? Students don't have time before school? They have extracurricular activities after school? Excuse me but don't polls open at 6am? I teach and get to school at 7:15am and coach baseball after school this time of year and sometimes don't come home until as late as 8:30pm, yet I find the time to vote before my day starts if I have to. Perhaps if students weren't sending text messages all hours of the night they would be able to wake up 10 minutes earlier on a school day.
It all comes down to the Obama campaign up to some "politicking." As Democrats you would think they would want equality for everyone. How come all school systems aren't sending their high school seniors to vote early? Could it be perhaps that the Obama campaign wouldn't benefit?
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