All citizens are equal, but some are more equal than others

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Planet Albany blog reports on a predictable turn of events.

Republican Congressional candidate Jim Tedisco spent weeks being silent about his henchmen disenfranchised 7000 American citizens who wanted to vote for Libertarian candidate Eric Sundwall. Now suddenly, Tedisco has had a change of heart and is outraged at the possibility that military absentee ballots might not be counted.

Electoral law was to be followed to a T, no matter how absurd and undemocratic, when it meant disenfranchising citizens that wanted to vote for one of his opponents. But now when it comes to a group that he thinks will be largely supportive of him, electoral law is to be thrown out the window.

As one of the 7000 who was told my voice was irrelevant, I have some sympathy for the citizens who are soldiers and want their votes counted but would be happy to see Jim Tedisco (as well as Laurie Kelly Sickles and liar Don Neddo) tarred and feathered. The ONLY reason I want Scott Murphy to win is because it will keep this disgraceful embarrassment who embodies everything that people hate about politicians from representing me. The ideal situation would be for Murphy to win one vote, the vote Tedisco couldn't cast for himself because he doesn't live in the district.