Why do we vote on a Tuesday... in November?

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Happy Election Day everyone! Hope everyone gets out and exercises the hard won right to vote today. The lines here were already formed even before the polls were open! God Bless the USAWhy do we vote on a Tuesday... in November?The short answer: We used to be a nation of farmers. The

long answer: Congress chose November because the harvest was over and

the weather wouldn't be bad enough to prevent people from traveling. As

for Tuesday, people used to have to travel overnight to their polling

location. (In 1845, horse was the preferred method of transport.) In an

effort to avoid religious days of rest, Congress chose Tuesday, leaving

Monday and Wednesday as travel days. Tuesday was voting (and

horse-resting) day.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_pl126 Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.VOTE NOBAMA '08Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace. com/vennamusic