tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post2612510562411632700..comments2023-12-27T00:19:49.806-08:00Comments on Unexpected Surprises: VOTE!Brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05214217695583490523noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-23280200144000729662010-11-08T08:54:53.233-08:002010-11-08T08:54:53.233-08:00I didn't vote. Not because I was busy or becau...I didn't vote. Not because I was busy or because I didn't know enough about the issues, but because my vote doesn't matter. And I don't mean that like people normally mean it - my vote really doesn't matter because DC doesn't have voting representation in the House or Senate. I understand why this was policy in 1790, because back then everyone who lived in DC was directly involved in major policy decisions. But 120 years later, things are different. Nowadays, it's just half a million disenfranchised Americans. Only a third of DC residents work for the federal government, and very few of us are actually important. I'm not. We pay our taxes like everyone else, but don't have the same rights as everyone else. It's time that changes.<br /><br />Hopefully this will change one day, but it's clearly not going to happen under this administration :/Another Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555722546982081280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-89304585731505777772010-11-04T15:46:52.964-07:002010-11-04T15:46:52.964-07:00I was so excited, I managed to vote 4 times!I was so excited, I managed to vote 4 times!Trooper Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914276373305636583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-48757567498677298272010-11-03T06:59:34.663-07:002010-11-03T06:59:34.663-07:00I voted...I enjoyed all the photos - very funny.I voted...I enjoyed all the photos - very funny.Nicholehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438663036893286860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-21970886007753680552010-11-03T06:41:23.946-07:002010-11-03T06:41:23.946-07:00Thank you for this. I once ran for office, and I c...Thank you for this. I once ran for office, and I can tell you that the most disheartening thing in the world, for any political candidate, is to hear of people who don't exercise their right to vote. It's one of the most fundamental of all of our freedoms, and there are very few good excuses for not doing it. If only more people were as gung-ho as you!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-87011627895828909492010-11-03T06:26:01.602-07:002010-11-03T06:26:01.602-07:00I voted! woohooo! I voted absentee b/c getting m...I voted! woohooo! I voted absentee b/c getting married and moving changes a lot of things but I got to vote and that's all that matters!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620304858463524343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-51112048605910789912010-11-02T19:40:03.979-07:002010-11-02T19:40:03.979-07:00I voted! And also mailed your prize!I voted! And also mailed your prize!Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12452701777360580923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-61546348060751273432010-11-02T13:57:00.411-07:002010-11-02T13:57:00.411-07:00I just did a post on voting too!! We must go and v...I just did a post on voting too!! We must go and vote...if we don;t we should not complain. I see many people complain but then I ask to see if they voted, and say say NO...it's CRAZY!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904315367713106511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-24158868418373582422010-11-02T13:49:35.971-07:002010-11-02T13:49:35.971-07:00I'd vote if i was American lol. But yes voting...I'd vote if i was American lol. But yes voting is a privilege that should be taken seriously and USED! I hate ppl that just don't bother to vote, they give you so many options for scheduling in your voting times.Eschelle Westwood Mumfectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896637640170257276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-11594433771304611422010-11-02T13:00:30.477-07:002010-11-02T13:00:30.477-07:00Yay!! im voting tonight. I agree with you 100% and...Yay!! im voting tonight. I agree with you 100% and most likely will do a post about it. I mean seriously. I hate when peole dont go and vote. It is our responsibility :)<br /><br />Plus i want the sticker ;)Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363995523415363942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-18266596643629037322010-11-02T12:38:07.495-07:002010-11-02T12:38:07.495-07:00I'm voting tonight!I'm voting tonight!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950011748302867486.post-91346502603782151132010-11-02T12:37:02.490-07:002010-11-02T12:37:02.490-07:00What a great post, I too agree that as citizens of...What a great post, I too agree that as citizens of this country, it's our responsibility to vote. With that said, I don't agree with UNINFORMED voting. Honestly, that isn't helping anyone. To really honor those who died for our right to vote, we need to be educated about our voting decisions. <br />Ah. Sorry.. I totally went off on a tangent. ha ha!Mandy@ a sorta fairytalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748261732968499309noreply@blogger.com