Curling for Democracy
I make no bones about the fact that I have been looking forward to curling at this year’s Olympics since, oh, 2002. And you may recall that a few weeks ago I commented on Washington, D.C.’s lack of representation in Congress. Well, not since chocolate and peanut butter got together have I seen a more fortuitous combination than the D.C. Olympic Curling Team. The premise is, other U.S. territories that lack representation, like Puerto Rico, get to send their own teams to the Olympics. So why shouldn’t D.C.? The organizers decided to focus on curling because they figured that was their best shot. 🙂 Right now the site has an online petition urging the IOC to recognize a D.C. team for 2010, a blog, and some other basic info.
Bring on the curling! And bring on the democracy!
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.