Did you?
Did you vote today? Did you exercise you right
as an American? The right granted to you by millions men and women for the past
230 years. Did you make a choice? Did you vote Republican? Did you vote
Democrat? Did you vote for the person and not the party? Did you vote straight
ticket? Did you vote based on race? Did you vote based on someone's last name?
Did you vote based on gender? Did you vote based on the candidates'
views?
If you couldn't answer yes to at
least one of these questions (and many others I didn't write), then answer this
question. Why? Do you feel your vote doesn't matter? I think the past couple
national elections have shown us how narrow the margin of victory can be. We
all have an opinion on how our Federal, State, and Local Governments are being
ran (or not ran). If you voted, then thank you. If you didn't, then shame on
you.
These are our opportunities to
force our collective will on our elected officials. By not voting, you have no
right to complain in my opinion. You deserve what you got. Don't like the
Iraqi war? If you didn't vote, too bad. Don't like how immigration is being
handled? Then flex that voting muscle. Think we should have a national health
care system? Make sure you vote for the candidate that will vote for
it.
Whatever your hot button issue(s),
make sure you vote for those candidates. In other countries (Australia) they
would never think about not voting. We, on the other hand, view it as a hassle.
Why is that? It's not like this is a new attitude. And it cuts across all
classes of people. Even people that have never been disenfranchised. I have no
sympathy for someone complaining about some policy or law if they didn't
vote.
Did I vote? Of
course.
Posted: Tuesday - November 07, 2006 at 07:14 PM