There is scarcely a TV programme that hasn't had a vote slapped on it these days – you can elect whether or not to go to the ad break on ITV – so the lurch toward authoritarianism is notable.
Rotenberg noted that Apple's iPhoto software gave users control over facial recognition technology by letting them elect whether or not to use it with their personal photo collections.
Feeds are often provided to food animals on a "free-choice" basis, which means that animals elect whether or not to eat the feed and how much of it to ingest.
Going into 2012, the key to Obama getting re-elected is whether or not people are back at work or still getting ground up in the teeth of double-digit unemployment.
Caroline's On Broadway was nice enough to get us an exclusive interview with D.L. after his radio show on Kiss FM, where he shared his feelings on Mel Gibson's rants, how he'd get Alvin Greene elected, and whether or not he'd go out with the loveless Ann Coulter.
When the issue is this big, a potential "Let's Elect a Parliament to Decide Whether or Not to Do a Brexit" election opens a Pandora's box of counter-schemes, pacts and shocks.
Sun was adamant on this point: "Whether elected or not, officials must pass those examinations before assuming office".
There are some historical roots: early Puritans, who were anxious about whether God had elected them or not, worried about signs of salvation, about whether they felt God's concerns, although this was never the response John Calvin wanted to the doctrine of predestination.
When Donald Trump was elected, many questioned whether or not he would keep a bust of Dr. King that President Obama had placed in the Oval Office.
"Whether it's an elected official or not, no one should have four apartments, especially when one is being used as an office," said Michael McKee, treasurer of the Tenants Political Action Committee, who was not aware of Mr. Rangel's situation when he was interviewed.
