Monday, December 14th, 2009
BALLOTS HIDDEN FROM VIEW TO AVOID SUNSHINE
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Instant runoff elections Aspen style sparks a voter revolt on BetterBadNews. The panel hears testimony about a clever politician in Aspen Colorado, who gamed an instant runoff election by locating a special early voting ballot box next to his office in city hall. Election procedures violated so many local ordinances the entire election commission had to be purged to protect voter piracy.
Can ballots photographed for verification of voter intent be hidden from public view because somebody in city hall forgot to shuffle the ballots?
And…
An early voting station set up near the mayors office pulled in more than 30% of votes cast. How will abused Aspen voters occupy city hall?
Friday, December 4th, 2009
CAMPUS INSURRECTION VELOCITY INCREASES 32%
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Astronauts on the International Space Station took some time off to observe internet video of the recent student uprising at the University of California at Berkeley. Students occupied Wheeler Hall and shut down the Doe Library on Friday November 20, 2009 as part of an ongoing student – worker strike protesting a 32% hike in tuition fees, the layoff of 900 employees, loss of minority owned businesses on campus and affordable student housing.
In this 3 minute BetterBadNews video clip NASA astronauts appear to support passionate students needed for future space explorations.
Video from inside occupied Wheeler Hall :
occupyeverything2009 by brandon jourdan david martinez andy stern josh wolf
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Berkeley Community Media Ch 28
