Daily Talker: Fired For 'God Bless You'

A Derry, New Hampshire woman says she was fired for saying "God bless you" to people at the polls on election day. 67 year old Ruth Provencal is a devout Catholic and has volunteered on election day several times in the past but was told to stay home on November 4th. Derry officials argued that her reference to God might be an illegal effort to influence voters. New Hampshire state law on so-called 'electioneering' is somewhat generic, making it a misdemeanor for a poll worker "to act in any way specifically designed to influence the vote of a voter." The Catholic Action League is protesting the decision and sent a letter to New Hampshire's Secretary of State. This story has a lot of people talking this morning. What do you think of the decision to fire a volunteer for saying "God bless you" to voters on election day?

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