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V27 2024 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 30, July 28, 2024, Article 26

The Issue Voter website is offering "Electoral Coins," classic 'flipper' tokens illustrating both sides of topical political issues. A truly undecided voter could flip the coin to decide where they stand. -Editor

IssueVoter is a nonpartisan, nonprofit online platform dedicated to giving everyone a voice in our democracy. Make a donation of any amount to IssueVoter from this page to get an Electoral Coin of your choice in the mail — a collectable reminder of the true power behind every single vote. Your support will help our message reach every corner of the country.

The 2022 set consists of the Gun Laws Coin, Environment Coin and the Marijuana Legalization Coin. They commemorate the coin flip of ‘22, which decided the election of a Mayor in Kentucky. ?

The 2023 set consists of the Immigration Coin and the Book Ban Coin. They commemorate the last coin flip that happened in 2023, electing a Mayor in the state of North Carolina.

A 24k-ish gold coin that commemorates one of the never-ending debates in politics. This is the Environment Coin. On one side, a green future that relies on renewable energy. On the other side, the trusted model of fossil fuels that powered the industrial revolution. A debate decided purely by chance.

A 24k-ish gold coin to decide if there should be tighter gun control or if we should respect the Second Amendment. A controversial decision that can only be made by an unbiased, almighty and wise coin.

A 24k-ish gold coin that commemorates the possibility of another product in our stores, or more people in our prisons. Should marijuana be legally commercialized and used? Or should it be banned and punished? These handcrafted designs will make this decision for us.

A 24k-ish gold coin that honors the hard decisions made on our borders. Heavier immigration policies or more welcoming policies for foreigners. Are we a nation of immigrants or are they here to take our jobs? It's not fair for a person to carry the weight of such a decision when, on the other hand, a coin doesn't feel weight.

A 24k-ish gold coin that honors the hard decisions in our education system. Are they old enough to learn these topics in school? To teach them or not to teach them, that is the question, and why on Earth should a person carry the weight of answering it, when a coin could do it.

These are all decisions too important to leave to a coin flip, but better to have some fun than fight and argue. -Editor

For more information, or to donate, see:
Electoral Coins (https://www.electoralcoins.com/#coinSection1)

Here's the story of another immensely entertaining coin flip outcome. -Editor

"Hollywood became the film capital of the world through the flip of a coin. In 1911, director Al Christie was making Westerns in New Jersey and had grown tired of the inappropriate landscape there. He wanted to try filming in California. His producer, David Horsley, favored Florida, thinking it would be cheaper. Christie had a silver dollar. ‘Heads for California and tails for Florida,' he declared. It was heads. On the train west, the two met a theatrical producer who told them Hollywood was a pretty place. ‘None of us had heard of Hollywood before,' Christie recalled.

THE BOOK BAZARRE

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