I concluded ‘The President and the People’ wins Outstanding News Special by telling my readers here to “Stay tuned for John Oliver asking “how is voting on Tuesday still a thing?” Here is the still relevant part of the entry, which was posted on Election Day earlier this month.
Today, I join Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in asking Voting On Tuesday – How Is This Still A Thing?
Tuesday voting is highly inconvenient, so why do we still do it?
I’ve had to answer questions from my immigrant friends about why Americans hold elections on Tuesdays before, and I’m relieved to see that I gave them the right answer. As for what to do about Tuesday elections, I favor the Puerto Rican solution; declare election day a holiday. I even have an image for that.
Modified from the original at Crazy Eddie’s Motie News.
