Columnist ponders petitions, poll watchers and the First Amendment

If you’re going to the polls — highly recommended in a democracy that prides itself on representative government — take note of a couple of recent developments. Not items on which to vote but rather on what you can cast your “yea” or “nay” and how safe it is.Who knew in the 250th year of this political and social journey that — without proof of any real problem with elections — we’d be choosing up sides about their processes?