Why do Americans vote on Tuesdays?

427,435 views ใƒป 2012-04-10

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: eviatar edlerman ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื—ืœืง ืงื˜ืŸ ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช
00:14
I want to tell you all about a piece of American history
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืกื•ื“ื™
00:17
that is so secret,
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00:19
that nobody has done anything about it for 167 years,
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ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืขืฉื” ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื”
ื›ื‘ืจ 167 ืฉื ื™ื
00:24
until right now.
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ืขื“ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
00:26
And the way that we're going to uncover this vestigial organ of America past
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ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืฉืจื™ื“ ื”ื–ื” ืžื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช
00:30
is by asking this question:
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืฉืืœื” : ืœืžื”?
00:32
Why?
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
00:34
As we all know --
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00:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:37
we are in the middle of another presidential election,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืืžืฆืข ืฉืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืฉื™ืื•ืช,
ืžืขืจื›ืช ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืขื ืžื—ืœื•ืงื•ืช ืœื•ื”ื˜ื•ืช, ื›ืžื• ืฉืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช.
00:40
hotly contested, as you can see.
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00:41
(Laughter)
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00:42
But what you may not know is that American voter turnout
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ื‘ื˜ื— ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื”ื•ื ืฉืื—ื•ื– ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื•ื—ืจ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™
ื”ื•ื ืžื”ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื
00:46
ranks near the bottom of all countries in the entire world,
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00:49
138th of 172 nations.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื” 138 ืžืชื•ืš 172 ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช.
00:52
This is the world's most famous democracy.
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ื–ื•ื”ื™ ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
ืื–!
00:55
So ...
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ืœืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?
00:59
Why do we vote on Tuesday?
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ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื•ื“ืข?
01:02
Does anybody know?
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” ื‘ืžื™ืฉื™ื’ืŸ ื•ืืจื™ื–ื•ื ื” ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื.
01:05
And as a matter of fact, Michigan and Arizona are voting today.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”:
01:08
Here's the answer:
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ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช.
01:10
Absolutely no good reason whatsoever.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืฆื•ื—ืง.
01:13
(Laughter)
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01:14
I'm not joking.
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ืืชื ืœื ืชืžืฆืื• ืืช ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”
01:16
You will not find the answer in the Declaration of Independence,
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ื‘ืžื’ื™ืœืช ื”ืขืฆืžืื•ืช,
01:19
nor will you find it in the Constitution.
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ื•ืืชื ืœื ืชืžืฆืื• ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื—ื•ืงื”.
01:21
It is just a stupid law from 1845.
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ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื—ื•ืง ืžื˜ื•ืคืฉ ืžืฉื ืช 1845
01:24
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ื‘ 1845, ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื”ืชื ื™ื™ื“ื• ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ืกื•ืกื™ื ื•ืขื’ืœื•ืช.
01:30
In 1845, Americans traveled by horse and buggy.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื”.
01:33
As did I, evidently.
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01:34
It took a day to get to the county seat to vote, a day to get back,
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ื–ื” ืœืงื— ื™ื•ื ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžื—ื•ื– ื•ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข,
ื•ื™ื•ื ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ, ื•ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื™ืกื•ืข ื‘ืฉื‘ืช.
01:37
and you couldn't travel on the Sabbath, so, Tuesday it was.
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ืื–, ื›ื›ื” ื–ื” ื ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™.
ืื ื™ ืœื ื ื•ืกืข ื”ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ืกื•ืก ื•ืขื’ืœื”,
01:42
I don't often travel by horse and buggy, I would imagine most of you don't,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืขืจ ืฉื’ื ืจื•ื‘ื›ื ืœื ื ื•ืกืขื™ื ื›ืš,
ืื– ื›ืืฉืจ ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”, ื ื“ื”ืžืชื™.
01:46
so when I found out about this, I was fascinated.
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ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉื ืงืจืืช -- ืื™ืš ืœื?-- ืœืžื” ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?
01:48
I linked up with a group called, what else -- "Why Tuesday?"
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ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœื›ืช ื•ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ืœื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
01:51
to go and ask our nation's most prominent elected leaders
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01:54
if they knew the answer to the question,
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ืื ื”ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ืœืฉืืœื”,
01:56
"Why do we vote on Tuesday?"
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"ืœืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?"
(ื•ื™ื“ื™ืื•) ืจื™ืง ืกืื ื˜ืจื•ื: ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื•ื“ืข?
01:59
(Video) Rick Santorum: Anybody knows? OK, I'm going to be stumped on this.
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ืื•ืงื™, ืื ื™ ืงืฆืช ืžื‘ื•ืœื‘ืœ ืžื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื”. ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื•ื“ืข ืœืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?
02:03
Anybody knows why we vote on Tuesdays?
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ืžืจืื™ื™ืŸ: ืืชื” ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื™ื•ื“ืข?
02:05
Jacob Soboroff: Do you happen to know? Ron Paul: On Tuesdays?
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ืจื•ืŸ ืคื•ืœ: ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?
ืžืจืื™ื™ืŸ: ื”ื™ื•ื ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ื ืฉื ื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ.
02:08
JS: The day after the first Monday in November.
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ืจื•ืŸ ืคื•ืœ: ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ื”ืžืงื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื–ื”.
02:10
RP: I don't know how that originated.
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ืžืจืื™ื™ืŸ: ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืžื“ื•ืข ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?
02:12
JS: Do you know why we do vote on Tuesday? Newt Gingrich: No.
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ื ื™ื™ื˜ ื’ืจื™ื ื™ืฅ: ืœื
ื“ื™ืง ืœื•ื’ืจ: ืœื ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข.
02:15
Dick Lugar: No, I don't. (Laughter)
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ื“ื™ืื ื” ืคื™ื ืกื˜ื™ื™ืŸ: ืœื.
02:17
Dianne Feinstein: I don't. Darrell Issa: No.
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ื“ืืจืœ ืืกืกื: ืœื.
02:19
John Kerry: In truth, really, I'm not sure why.
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ื’'ื•ืŸ ืงืืจื™: ืœืžืขืŸ ืืžืช ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืœืžื”.
(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:23
JS: OK, thanks very much.
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02:24
(Laughter)
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ืืœื• ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช,
02:27
JS: These are people that live for election day,
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02:29
yet they don't know why we vote on that very day.
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ื–ืืช ื”ื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืžื” ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื“ื•ื•ืงื ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”.
02:32
(Laughter)
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ื›ืจื™ืก ืจื•ืง ืื•ืžืจ, "ื”ื ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืชืฆื‘ื™ืข.
02:33
Chris Rock said, "They don't want you to vote.
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ืื ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื, ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžื‘ืจ.
02:36
If they did, we wouldn't vote on a Tuesday in November.
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ื”ืื ืขืฉื™ืช ืคืขื ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?
02:39
Have you ever thrown a party on a Tuesday?
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02:41
(Laughter)
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ืœื, ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืœื. ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ื‘ื•ื."
02:42
No, of course not. Nobody would show up."
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02:45
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:48
Here's the cool part.
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ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ืงื˜ืข ื”ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
02:49
Because we asked this question, "Why Tuesday?"
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ืžื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ," ืœืžื” ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™?" ื™ืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื—ื•ืง, ื—ื•ืง ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
02:51
there is now this bill, the Weekend Voting Act
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ื‘ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก ืฉืœ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืฉืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื”
02:54
in the Congress of the United States of America.
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02:56
It would move election day from Tuesday to the weekend,
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ื–ื” ื™ื–ื™ื– ืืช ื™ื•ื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืœืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
02:59
so that -- duh -- more people can vote.
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ื›ื›ื” ืฉ-- ื“ืืื- ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข.
03:01
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ื–ื” ืœืงื— ืœื ื• ืจืง 167 ืฉื ื™ื,
03:06
It has only taken 167 years,
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03:08
but finally, we are on the verge of changing American history.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืขืœ ืกืฃ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™
ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช. ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
03:12
Thank you very much.
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03:13
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
03:17
Thanks a lot.
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03:18
(Applause)
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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