Operation AXIOM
Election Day is not the first Tuesday in November, as is commonly supposed. Election Day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, so that if 1 November is a Tuesday, Election Day will not be 'til the following Tuesday, after Monday, 7 November. The devil is in the details, & I will not apologize for finding precision both fun & highly gratifying.

Countless generations since time immemorial groaned under the yoke of tyranny, & a fathomless sea of blood was spilt so that the popular sovereignty might overturn the petty rule of kings. Governmental legitimacy is derived solely from the consent of the governed; on this day of days, go forth & give your consent.

"In casting your ballots, you should look well to the responsibilities under which every citizen of this free government is placed. Let not the soft or alluring words of tricky politicians, or the seductive dollar turn you a hair's breadth from your lawful path. Vote not as other men dictate, but rather like men with the interest of your country at heart. Vote according to the dictates of your own consciences."
—Venerable Servant of God Father Michael J. McGivney, November 1884

The Rebel Black Dot Song of Election Day
They Might Be Giants, "James K. Polk" from Factory Showroom (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Our informal series of "political" R.B.D.S.O.T.D. began with T.M.B.G., "The Shadow Government," & so ends with T.M.B.G., one of their very finest, "James K. Polk."

"In 1844 the Democrats were split,
The three nominees for the presidential candidate
Were Martin Van Buren, a former president,
And an abolitionist;
James Buchanan, a moderate;
Lewis Cass, a general and expansionist.
From Nashville came a dark horse riding up,
He was James K. Polk, 'Napoleon of the Stump.'

"Austere, severe, he held few people dear.
His oratory filled his foes with fear.
The factions soon agreed, 'He's just the man we need,
To bring about victory,
Fulfill our Manifest Destiny,
And annex the land the Mexicans command!'
And when the vote was cast the winner was
Mr. James K. Polk, 'Napoleon of the Stump.'

(theremin solo)

"In four short years he met his every goal:
He seized the whole Southwest from Mexico,
Made sure the tariffs fell,
And made the English sell
The Oregon Territory.
He built an independent Treasury.
Having done all this he sought no second term,
But precious few have mourned the passing of
Mr. James K. Polk, our eleventh president,
'Young Hickory,' 'Napoleon of the Stump.'"