tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830110581332031974.post3483256659106051184..comments2023-09-19T07:01:11.655-04:00Comments on A Salem Blog: My Polling Place Criticized For Lack of AccessDavid Moisanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15246027784687332011noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830110581332031974.post-72078597713342029902008-11-07T08:33:00.000-05:002008-11-07T08:33:00.000-05:00I've clarified my post; Ken, the person I quoted,...I've clarified my post; Ken, the person I quoted, made the comment about kids in the polls, not this blogger. I have no opinion on that, except that my parents never took me to the polls. <BR/><BR/>If you take kids to the polls to teach civics (commendable!), one hopes you take them also to a boring primary race when you don't know half the people on the ballot. Not every politician is as competent and charismatic as Barack Obama.David Moisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246027784687332011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830110581332031974.post-68206771703142153982008-11-06T22:08:00.000-05:002008-11-06T22:08:00.000-05:00I strongly agree with the previous comment. Child...I strongly agree with the previous comment. Children should not only be allowed to be present for voting, but parents should be encouraged by all means to bring them along. Voting is a learned habit; if children see it as a standard, routine practice, it will become a lifelong tradition for them as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830110581332031974.post-13690660050785588892008-11-06T17:55:00.000-05:002008-11-06T17:55:00.000-05:00While I sympathize on accessibility, I respectfull...While I sympathize on accessibility, I respectfully disagree in the strongest terms about children in the polling place. While this may be inconvenient, they are able to move out of the way and I will never forget "helping" my mother vote in 1984 when I was 11. She impressed upon me the importance of voting and made me feel a part of the process. It's a grand American tradition to bring your children to the polling place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com