Letter of the week, 10/13/08: Gone too far!

[David]

Too far!
Editor:

With regard to the article, “Bysiewicz rules on political attire” in Friday’s paper (R-J, 10/10):

The notion that an ordinary person’s tee-shirt or donkey pin is going to somehow influence the way I vote is a little silly. Does she think we are mindless zombies waiting for some stimulus to affect our vote?

I can see the point in banning active campaigning near the polls or even a large candidate pin (frankly, some of the people that are at the 75-ft.-line can be a little pushy); but to have someone ask me to remove or cover up a tee shirt is going a little too far. What’s next — uniforms on Election Day?
TOM BOYNTON, MERIDEN

[collie]

Perhaps it is just the "logic" of a Secretary of State who denies unaffiliated voters the right to vote in the primaries.

[flatrat]

Perhaps it is just the "logic" of a Secretary of State who denies unaffiliated voters the right to vote in the primaries.

and blindly champions Diebold electronic voting machines, in spite of the overwhelming evidence of their vulnerability to tampering and hacking.

[alwaysright]

As usual, Connecticut will go for the Dems. Obama is on his way to a win, despite lousy machines.