End anonymous voting ?

Just a thought in the midst of Election 2000 chaos : Must

    our vote for President and Vice-President be anonymous ? Must it

     be an unofficial SECRET when  most of us are all too eager to

    announce our choice for the nation's highest office ?

               Think about how much easier  it would be to judge

    very close elections if we could consult Chad himself, a real

    guy with the dimple - instead of staring moronically at dimpled

    chad : Did he or didn't he vote for W ?

                 Why not vote using our social security number as
    ID ?

                 Example : Ron Ruggieri - 037-32-6384 -  vote - President,

                            Ralph Nader .

          ( note : Check that SOB's tax returns for 2000 )



               This way the government can know with CERTAINTY who

    we voted for , just as it knows our yearly income !