Politics: I've Got An Election Reform For Ya

I will be the first person to sign a petition and raise some bucks to recall and or keel-haul Commissioner Mark Scott of the Berks County (PA) Board of Commissioners. A Pennsylvania judge ordered Berks County to print Hispanic ballots over the opposition of the county after a Justice Department undercover operation revealed that "Poll workers there turned away Hispanic voters if the workers couldn't understand their names, demanded photo identification even though it is not required by law, and made inappropriate or racist comments." Two of the three commissioners said they wouldn't appeal the ruling.

Commissioner Mark C. Scott said he favored an appeal.

"This is the exaggerated byproduct of a few malcontent activists," Scott said. "We think this is part of a national trend toward a bilingual United States, which we think is a mistake."

English-only advocates argued that Spanish-language assistance is an attack on the region's cultural identity and that non-English speaking immigrants aren't informed enough to vote, even if they are lifelong U.S. citizens.

It seems we just can't get enough racism in this country. I think it might be the new national pastime, since we're cancelling the old one.