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[terrorlynn]

Alright, kids, two things.

1: 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!

Comments

[farawaypoints.livejournal.com]

Glad you like them! Have a nice birthday :)

[sonanova.livejournal.com]

Actually, your reason for not voting is similar to mine. I did not educate myself about my options because I live in one state but pay taxes and claim residency in another and I only know local issues here. I guess I could have registered here, but I did not want to cause a snafu when it comes to paying taxes, residency issues, etc.

[thatgaychick.livejournal.com]

we're lucky we live in a democratic republic and not just a democratic gov't or you WOULD be dead.

That was meant to be funny, btw.

I too am sick of the ads. Even voting 3rd party is still exercising your basic freedom (even if I may personally disagree with it on some level, heh). Is not voting helping anyone?

not causing trouble, just want to cause thought. and since I do this for a living, it's engrained in me!

[pikersean.livejournal.com]

Here is your rant baby luv:
http://pikersean.livejournal.com/54985.html

It's really more like "Vote or you might as well be dead"

[helpful-ninja.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that snafus kept you off the rolls this time around. But I sincerely hope that next time around, provided you are properly registered to vote, you show up and get a sticker even if you don't know a damn thing about who or what is going on.

Lets just hope there wasn't a referendum on there to raise your property taxes. You didn't go, you didn't see the ballot. Are you certain the candidates are the only thing you didn't express an opinion on?

See my rant on Pikersean.