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Nov. 7th, 2006 11:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
terrorlynnAlright, kids, two things.
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farawaypoints rocks my socks. Thanks for the balloons, hotness! They're the first v-gifts i've ever gotten :)
2: Through a lot of ridiculous little glitches, like being in the middle of changing my name, my address, and all that shit, I cant vote today. I expected to feel bad about this, but I dont. Thats right, I dont feel bad for not voting. I do hope that my husband will write more about why he and I think that not everyone SHOULD vote, but to sum it up, here we go: I have not had the ability to educate myself properly on the candidates in my voting district. All I've heard is smear campaigns and bullshit radio advertisements. Yes, I should have made time. Yes, voting is a right. Today, it is a right I choose not to exercise. If I could go to the ballot boxes today, all my little sheet of paper would have on it is third party candidates. Before anyone accuses me of blindly voting along party lines, Im not blind. I just think its bullshit that third party candidates have to sue to get back on the ballot next time if they dont get enough votes this time. Absolute bullshit. I dont share the value set of the republicans, or the democrats, or really any other party. The libertarians are the closest match I can get, so I tend to vote for them if I dont care for any of the other candidates campaign platforms. But, again, I havent had the chance to educate myself on their platforms, so no voting for me. Im 22. I know I "should" vote. I know its the hot thing to be politically active/conscious. But I believe that I am doing the best thing I can for my area by not voting for some schmuck because his radio ads were better than another guys.
Oh, and by the way, Im sick of all the people telling me to vote. It just smacks of "Vote or Die" which just pisses me off on a lot of levels. Again, maybe my husband will explain more. At the moment, I have a lunch date to keep!
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farawaypoints rocks my socks. Thanks for the balloons, hotness! They're the first v-gifts i've ever gotten :)2: Through a lot of ridiculous little glitches, like being in the middle of changing my name, my address, and all that shit, I cant vote today. I expected to feel bad about this, but I dont. Thats right, I dont feel bad for not voting. I do hope that my husband will write more about why he and I think that not everyone SHOULD vote, but to sum it up, here we go: I have not had the ability to educate myself properly on the candidates in my voting district. All I've heard is smear campaigns and bullshit radio advertisements. Yes, I should have made time. Yes, voting is a right. Today, it is a right I choose not to exercise. If I could go to the ballot boxes today, all my little sheet of paper would have on it is third party candidates. Before anyone accuses me of blindly voting along party lines, Im not blind. I just think its bullshit that third party candidates have to sue to get back on the ballot next time if they dont get enough votes this time. Absolute bullshit. I dont share the value set of the republicans, or the democrats, or really any other party. The libertarians are the closest match I can get, so I tend to vote for them if I dont care for any of the other candidates campaign platforms. But, again, I havent had the chance to educate myself on their platforms, so no voting for me. Im 22. I know I "should" vote. I know its the hot thing to be politically active/conscious. But I believe that I am doing the best thing I can for my area by not voting for some schmuck because his radio ads were better than another guys.
Oh, and by the way, Im sick of all the people telling me to vote. It just smacks of "Vote or Die" which just pisses me off on a lot of levels. Again, maybe my husband will explain more. At the moment, I have a lunch date to keep!
