Categories Daily Links Links Post author By Harry Post date 20 October 2008 2 Comments on Links Annals of Democracy: Rock, Paper, Scissors: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker 'Our forebears considered casting a “secret ballot” cowardly, underhanded, and despicable; as one South Carolinian put it, voting secretly would “destroy that noble generous openness that is characteristick of an Englishman.”' (del.icio.us tags: elections history ) Tags elections, history, links