My suggestion to you would be to get certified and register young people yourself!

Dear sweet Avenging Angel, I wanted to let you know that what you commented was appalling!! I happen to know BOTH of these women, and they are the farthest thing from Leftist Radicals you say they are. IF, you knew what you were talking about, you would have never posted something so ridiculous!!!

Yes Christine, leftist radicals. You are ignorant or just like them.
Go to - rootriversiren/blog. It's Gallahers

Christine- Both are not only leftist radicals, but both have publicly spread hate messages about anyone not a democrat. Read rootriversiren. It is you who doesn't know what you are talking about. These are the extremes of the extreme. To have them near our children is an outrage.

Here is one of Kelly Gallaher's rants: http://rootriversiren.blogspot.com/2013/03/vossy-pops-cap-in-walkers-ass.html

Calling the Speaker of the Assembly Satan. that's not extreme?

There are many hate-filled rants, but even the main by-line to her blog states this:

"Luring drunken Republican sailors to destruction on the rocks of Lake Michigan."

Hardly unbiased and well yes...extreme!

Well, maybe ey should.

Turn up the vote is notoriously supportive of progressive policies. They are not a balanced viewpoint, they don't believe in federalism, the original intent of the constitution, or most things that at least a large section of Case high school students' parents believe in.

Kids don't know how to get involved? They can beat the high levels of Call of Duty or run websites, but don't know how register? This is about establishing relationships with students and familiarity with hose seniors as they leave the local school system so they can be converted to a Progressive mindset.

And yes, those of us on the right are failing our children and the cause we fight for by not doing this same thing. When I was I college, I registered 80% of the students at my small college. It just takes time and energy. It's sad that two leftists (and a third in Jensen) are the only ones doing it.

Yes, they definitely should and until they do, they shouldn't point fingers. Voting is too important a right to just let it slide ... and since we're on the subject of left groups and right groups ... why isn't there a young Republicans group at the high schools? Why are high school students of voting age ignored?

They are not ignored. There are many young Republican groups nationwide. The Republicans have always had a belief that going into the schools is not something that should be done. I'm sure the teacher could have just as easily had a lesson on how to register to vote. To have an outside group with a political objective is unnecessary. Especially one with such radicals as the Rootriversiren.

To say that she is anything but a radical extreme leftist is a flat out lie.

@Brian - I never said anything about political affiliation, and, again, nothing political was mentioned during the registration event. As for ignoring the high schools, it's to the Republicans detriment then to not go into the schools because they're dismissing a potentially influential voting block.

Mr. Jensen told me he does talk about registering to vote and how and where to do it, but he also sees the value in having people come in to make it easier for 18-year-old students to register. Whether it's Dems or Repubs, what difference does it make?

Not everyone knows where or when they can register, especially kids who just turned 18. Why don't you give them a break?

18 or 8?

Thisismyusername:

No, I won't give em a break. Or the teacher that brought in two well-known liberals to recruit. You tell them: go register at your local library or city hall. This was about far more than signing a form.

If you can't figure out where to register, than maybe you are too stupid to vote.

Bingo.

Well judging from the two who were there, Kelly and Heather, both flaming liberals, it is not about getting out the vote, it is about getting out the votes for only Democratic candidates. That is fine, but not in our schools. They want to pay them a visit at their homes, or call them off a list, hey, no problem. But this...BIG problem!

Posted this on a different thread ... and since there was nothing said at all about views, candidates, etc., I really find all this hand-wringing a little silly, to be honest. This was a straight-forward instruction period on filling out the form. Nothing more or less.

Found out some info that I did not know before and thought should be shared here: High schools are mandated by the state to provide access to voter registration to their students. It used to be a teacher or secretary got certified and that certification was good for two years and they could send all the registrations directly to Madison. Under the voter ID and not enjoined in the lawsuit was overruling statewide deputies - which is why individuals must now go to each municipality to get deputized and turn in registrations.

Again, this teacher could have easily included this in his lesson plan. There is also a school board policy that doesn't allow for partisan politicking on during school hours.

Neither the left or the right should be doing this. It should be done by teacher.

It used to be a teacher or a school secretary who got certified for 2 years and conducted the workshop (for lack of a better term). Those rules have changed and now it's up to individuals to get it done.

Again - no information was collected from the students to keep for any marketing/campaign purposes. Registration forms were filled out, collected and immediately taken to the appropriate municipality. Nothing more and nothing less.

@Earthking- LOL ... seniors in high school ... not senior citizens!

@Kristie - I don't think the schools care from what side of the aisle the people come. If you want to get certified, then do it and go into the schools and register students who are 18. That's all this was ... and they are planning a return trip I think at the beginning of June to register students who will turn 18 between now and the end of the year.

Maybe that information could have been included in the article.

@Brian - had anything political been discussed, I would have included it. But read the captions on the video and the photos - those tell the story.

@Kristie - I don't know, but if they do, I would be willing to cover it, of course.

With today's students having ready access to online forums, are we to assume that such students are unaware of the fact that Kelly Gallaher, their voter registration lecturer, openly denigrates elected officials? Should such students strive to behave similarly?

Heather A:

Perhaps you could pen another column entitled: “Case High School Invites Elected Official-Denigrating Political Activist to Lecture Students about Voter Registration."

@patchreader - this is what you said, "Allowing a teacher to invite such a controversial person (regardless of political affiliation) to a school to lecture students on voter registration IS."

Again - there was no lecturing. There was an announcement over the loudspeaker telling students if they were 18 and wanted to register to vote to go to the library. Kids came in, Kelly and Heather handed out registration forms and pens, then waited until they had a decent sized group and simply gave instructions on what information was required in each section.

So ... again ... and I hope for the last time ... no lectures, not a word about for whom they should vote, nothing partisan.

Shouldn't schools be inviting only those speakers who can set a good example for the kids (i.e., respect and civility)?

If so, then how is referring to our elected officials as "Satan," "Koch whore," "a d!ck," or "lying sack of sh!t" setting a good example (i.e., respectful or civil) in any way?

Maybe HRG, a devoted mother of minor children, could better answer my foregoing questions.

@Brian - I was with both Kelly and Heather the entire time after they collected the registration forms until they got in their cars. More, directly from Case, I had to go to Mount Pleasant Village Hall and when I walked in, Kelly was at the counter handing the forms over to the deputy clerk there. I think the trip between Case and Village Hall takes all of 3 minutes so ... pretty hard to make copies, I think you'd agree.

So in three minutes, one can not take snapshots of 22 documents with their cellphone? No, I don't agree.

I stand corrected on "maliced" for which I should have stated "malicious". Please point out the hateful statements. Read her blog. That is the real Kelly Gallaher. What I wrote is fact in the world of those with reason.

Well Nan, maybe you should read it. Kelly can't even express herself without using very vulgar profanity. If that is the norm in the Democrat Party, then our nation truly is in danger of losing it's morals while Dems are in charge. This isn't a partisan issue. Although, the left sure does want to make it one. I clearly stated that neither side should be doing this, and that the teacher could have just as easily handled the duties by directing students to their village, city, or county clerks office. Even given them the websites.

Calling Ms. Gallaher vulgar or extreme is not hateful; it's the truth. And anyone with common sense and raising children would agree.