Election Season

Say, there's kind of a big election happening Tuesday, November 6th.  There will be a president elected, members of congress elected, state and local legislators, and ballot propositions.  Do you know what a ballot proposition is? Proposition = "how about we address this problem this way."

By going here, you can find out who all the legislators are who represent you. Oh, what's a 'legislator?' Get out your vocabulary journal! 'legis' comes from the Latin word for 'law.'
If you know someone who might want to vote but needs to register to vote first, here is where you can do that. It's in many languages, too.

Wednesday night is the first of three presidential debates between President Obama and Mitt Romney.  It's from 9-10:30 Eastern Time so what time would that be here? The focus will be 'domestic policy.' More Latin!

Please watch at least 45 minutes of the debate, if at all possible, so we can discuss what you noticed! Whose ideas make the most sense? Did you talk about it with your family?

P.S. That 'chill' in the air from last week? Yeah, not so much. Oh well...a nice big moon, anyway.