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Yeah, that one kind of shocked me too. I've been dealing with my ear so much (which is finally on the mend and thank you for all your kind words) that I put a box near my desk and have been adding to it. I figured I'd itemize down the line, but have realized that I just don't have the time. 8.5 lbs was a pretty hefty shock, but then again, that includes 2.5 weeks of paper including 4 local neighborhood papers and all my non-essential mail. Also, it includes primary time which was a huge amount. Check out the picture above. We vote on propositions here in Ca (a concept i still don't agree with) and these are the 27 pieces of literature, although I think there were more, that i received trying to convince me which way to vote. Easily over a pound there and that's what i got, my wife got just as many. It's truly amazing and had little effect on how I voted as I generally do my own research and vote accordingly. A huge waste of resources, energy, and time. But I guess that can be said for politics on some level as well, so if the shoe fits....
Dave
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
8.5 lbs of paper?
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I hated all of the political stuff - the last straw for me was when I received a god awful pot holder with some politician's name on it.
My solution was to change my party status to "not declared" - if I remember correctly you can also choose independent (with a lower case "i" - that's really important). Next election, viola - no more mailers just the voter guide from the state!!
I have gone through at least 6 different election cycles since I did it and it has continued to work. I have never had an issue voting because of it.
Weird, I'm undeclared and I still get all that stuff. Bums me out. The thing about the Independent party is funny. I often wonder how many people didn't catch what they were doing until they started getting the literature from the AIP.
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