Taking the High Road
That’s what they’re doing in MISSOURAH.
The video showed a group taking all 11 of his “Vote No on Amendment 2″ signs.
“What have I done other than say this is what I feel, what I believe and how I’m going to vote?” Jones said.
Jones said it is the second time in a week someone has taken his signs. After the first sign disappeared, Jones set up his surveillance camera.
“It’s kind of humorous. Part of me wanted to catch them and say, ‘Hey, stop acting childish, vote the way you want to vote,’” Jones said.
But what you can’t see on the tape is that whoever took the signs also decorated Jones’ front tree with toilet paper and knocked over a flower pot on the front porch, Moultrie reported.
Jones said that other “vote no” signs in his neighborhood disappeared overnight as well.
Very mature actions on the part of the opposition, I must say. I’ve never been able to understand this sort of thing. Seems to fall into the “massive risk, negligable reward” camp. So, let’s say you get away without anyone seeing you. Great. You’ve gotten rid of a sign that does little except indicate someone’s voting intentions.
Do those signs change people’s mind? I doubt it. But they do probably serve as encouragement to those that are planning to vote against The Two.
Think about the downside, though. If you get caught - or even seen, like these folks - your side comes off looking like brats at best, and dishonest. If you’re already having issues with looking honest, that seems like a serious risk to take. And definitely not worth the reward.
So please, carry on.
(HT: WOLFTRACKER)
Oh, and I wonder if Michael J. Fox has anything to say about THIS.
British scientists have grown the world’s first artificial liver from stem cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide entire organs for transplant.
The technique that created the ‘mini-liver’, currently the size of a one pence piece, will be developed to create a full-size functioning liver.
Described as a ‘Eureka moment’ by the Newcastle University researchers, the tissue was created from blood taken from babies’ umbilical cords just a few minutes after birth.
As it stands, the mini organ can be used to test new drugs, preventing disasters such as the recent ‘Elephant Man’ drug trial. Using lab-grown liver tissue would also reduce the number of animal experiments.
Within five years, pieces of artificial tissue could be used to repair livers damaged by injury, disease, alcohol abuse and paracetamol overdose.
And then, in just 15 years’ time, entire liver transplants could take place using organs grown in a lab.
Let’s talk about that. Getting away from “the hope that requires the destruction of innocent human life” for a bit might be a nice change.
DO keep praying for Missouri - the national director for Human Life International has informed Kansas City residents that, statistically, anytime the supporters of some movement will sink to stealing signs (my family’s sign has been stolen twice now, and another local sign has been spraypainted) they will also sink to poll fraud. We’re rounding up as many poll watchers as we can, but this whole thing has a lot of potential for turning UGLY.
If it were my sign, I’d forget the camera and sit outside at night with a shotgun.
Maybe it’s a good thing I’m not home right now . . .
Excellent point, GilbertGirl.
Stealing signs is petty. But it’s also a sign of a more serious problem: a willingness to do anything it takes - no matter how small or how large - to get what you want.
Prayers will continue without ceasing…
Sounds no different than Filthadelphia. DON”T DARE try to put up a Rebublican or Independent canidate sign in this city! Rendell will still have the Union goons go after you and beat you up, like them did when Clinton came to town ( it’s still in trial phase and 3rd Circuit had to set up a special board to check into it - J Midge Rendell has to recuse herself.)
Your blog have a good sense of humor,i guess so do you.