Okay, so here’s the deal.  At every swearing-in ceremony for new citizens, the League of Women Voters – a long standing non partisan group of do-gooders across the country volunteer their time to register voters and educate people on the voting process.  Voting is the first right of citizenship.

I am blessed to have a good friend who volunteers with The League.  For 20 years, they register voters all across the greater Houston area.  They go to high schools, civic events, and just about any place they are needed.

Once a month, they report to the swearing-in location at 5:00 am to set up for a ceremony that does not start until 9:00.  Usually about 2,000 people are sworn in.  They register 88 to 90% of attendees.

They make the wheels of democracy work.

Until now.

Not only have they being kept from registering voters, they are even banned from attending.

Judge Doofus says he didn’t know this 20 year old tradition was a 20 year old tradition. However, he says he was only appointed in 2019 so how can we expect him to know everything?  Seriously, Judge Goofy?

We know exactly what he was doing.  He was saying that people who play by the rules, study hard, pass all necessary exams and paperwork, and harbor a deep dream of living in a democracy don’t need to carry that to extremes, like you know, voting.

The League has reacted graciously and say they are disappointed but they know they are guests at these events and will accept that.  But deep inside in a tiny whisper they are saying, “What the hell, you ungracious jerk. You had to go out of your way to do this.”