K. Close III

Because voting gives you the right to bitch, especially if your guy doesn’t get elected.

“Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos!”

Because the adhesive on the “I voted” sticker is laced with peyote.

because in this election… any state is a swing state.

your vote does matter. the larger the popular vote for a canidate, the less likely there are to be problems post-election.

Actually, I was reading up on it and Texas is already fairly locked in as a Red State. Partially because its always been a conservative Republican State, but also because its somebody’s home state.

damn, and I forgot to pick mine up.

I don’t usually complain… next.

Actually, Texas used to be a Democratic state, its only since the 60’s or so that it has been Republican. LBJ anyone?

wel, I wasn’t voting in the 60’s.

there are 115,000,000 more people registered to vote this year then in 2000. if they all go and vote, then *any* state can and will be a swing state.

you voted because it’s your responsibility as part of a pseudo-democracy to hold your leaders accountable. if the only people who vote are the rich, old white guys (like most elections), then they’re the only ones the lawmakers care about, listen to, or respond to.

if everybody who said their vote didn’t count actually voted, it WOULD make a difference. bush may still carry texas (i mean, he was governor or something), but that doesn’t mean our voices won’t be heard. also, according to the 2000 census bureau, there were almost 40,000,000 people ages 15-19 and 20-24, all of whom are of voting age now and are historically non-voters. if they all voted, don’t you think that’d make a difference? i stand by the statement that this is the single most important election of our lifetimes, and i think those “kids” recognise it, too. and i think they’re going to vote. and i pray to the god i don’t believe in that it changes the world.

also, it’s interesting to note that bill clinton carried texas just a few years ago. i voted in that election myself.

Even if your state is a “red” or “blue” state and likely to stay that way, it is arguably more important to vote for your congressional representatives and local officials. Due to our winner-take-all system, the Presidential election sometimes seems non-important in a ‘solid’ state, but you never know.

More important though, especially if you’re a home or business owner, is to be on top of your local city officials and for those of us employed by a State entity, your State officials. Strange that the elections that people can effect the most change in (the local ones) are the ones with the worst percentage of turn out.

Say what? You? Who has possessed Kacey?

Well ok, I’ll grant that I don’t hear you bitch about politics often at least. But that’s almost like say I don’t whine.

tru dat. I complain about all kinds of crap, but politics are outside of my complaint comfort zone.

I don’t know Peggy. In 2000 we were voting for the lesser of two idiots, this time we’re voting for the lesser of two evils. It all seems so loose/loose almost.

thats not very patriotic of you… What were you doing?

I don’t even think I was a cell yet.

needless to say, I wasn’t old enough to vote.

eh…
erm….
well…

ok… 🙁