Just got back from voting for the Referendum in Newark.

It was the first time our son got to cast a vote since he just received his voter registration in May. I told him it was practice for November. One of the older gentlemen checking in voters tried to tell him he that he had bad news for him - Our son couldn't vote because even though the voting age for Federal Elections was 18, it was 21 for Newark city elections. We started asking questions and one of the other women minding the voting booth set him straight. I just wonder if he turned anyone else away. Was it malicious - because young people don't as a rule pay taxes and the referendum passing will make taxes go up? Was he just unschooled in the law? If you're going to work the voting booths, you better know the rules. I was ready to call someone in the city and keep going up the chain if one of those people didn't straighten the guy out.

Also, people were there handing out literature for the next election. It wasn't "labeled", but it was the person running against Stephanie Hansen. You could pretty much guess the party - homeschooling, told of her church membership, said she supported fair taxes, supports and upholds the Constitution, supports enhanced parental rights, enhanced security in schools, etc. I told them I'd take their literature, but if they're Republican, they weren't getting my vote. THEN once we got to the car, we all looked her up on our phones. Yeah, those papers went immediately in the recycling bin when we got home. Kids said "Well, that's 3 flyers that can't be handed out to someone else."

All I have to say is Separation of Church and State.