Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 09, 1986

Transcript:

Person: What ahve I done? Man: ..and let's use the new star wars technology to vaporize Jane Fonda and Henry Kissinger once and for all! Roland: Wilbur v. Wedgely, fringe candidate and newly elected Congressman! How could it happen? Through a growing problem - drunk voting! "John." A first-time offender, tells his story. John: I stopped off at a bar with some of the guys before going to vote. We just had a couple of beers, y'know? I didn't realize that my ability to vote responsibly would be impaired. When I voted for Wedgely, I thought of it as a goof, boy was I wrong! Roland: Sure, John only represented one vote. But what if in some future election, millions of Johns cast their votes as a "goof"? Our next president could be Jack Kemp! Think abuot it. John: Drinking and voting. Don't do it!