I Don’t Vote
Why, you ask? Because I am the face of apathy. I don’t think my vote matters. I am not part of a larger group; I am not backed by a major corporation. I am not a registered Republican or Democrat, mainly because, I couldn’t make up my mind what I wanted to be. Both sides have their pros & cons, but it’s mainly the cons that I get hung up on.
I think every situation is different, and every situation is unique to the circumstances that surround it. And you can’t generalize an entire system without analyzing the circumstances of the situation. And I cannot, in good conscience, walk into a voting booth and pull a lever without knowing the particulars of everyone involved. I don’t trust what the media tells me about certain candidates, and I haven’t met each & every one. The civic duty placed upon us is immeasurable; you cannot possibly research every single candidate & make a true, informed decision concerning which ones you want to lead without devoting a great deal of time to it. And as an overwhelmed working mom, time is a commodity that I don’t have.
Politicians know that. And prey upon us.
“You, lady, with the disheveled hair & child in tow, I’m a Democrat! I have your child’s best interests at heart! I will make the world a safer place for her to live! Vote for ME and you vote to raise taxes, cut defense spending in this perilous time, and have her continue to support inmates on death row until they die fat & happy of a natural death!”
“Hey, lady! I’m a Republican! Vote for ME & I’ll keep those evil gays from exploiting your baby girl! I’ll also take away her right to choose what happens to her body & make sure GOD stays part of her daily activities!”
PLEASE! STOP! All I want is a MORAL candidate, one with an open but sound mind who will put my child’s TRUE best interests at heart, not line their pockets with money from lawyers & lobbyists. One who will maintain my rights as a human being, one that will protect my right to speak my mind, my right to listen or walk away from the person speaking their mind next to me. Right now, I am just TIRED of all the arguing. The rich are getting richer & the poor are dying; what are you doing about THAT?
The average voter is walking into a booth & pulling a lever because it’s there. “I like THAT name.” Click.
And that, ladies & gentlemen, is the true face of democracy. And that scares the crap out of me.
November 7th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
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November 8th, 2006 at 5:59 am
So, when are you running for office? I’ll vote for you.
November 8th, 2006 at 6:04 am
I hear you. I’ve never - and would NEVER vote a party ticket. Ugh. Why is it that all the crap bastards run? Maybe because those of us that are sane had wayyy too much fun in college to ever run for public office. I voted anyway; if I don’t know the issues I don’t vote on that race. I figure the best we can do is make it a divided, centered gov’t so they can keep each other in line.
November 10th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
Democracy will never work because the addition of zeroes does not produce a sum.
You might consider registering and voting in the Libertarian column. My theory is that people who don’t vote don’t get counted at all. Those who vote a third party candidate at least have said the reasonable equivalent of “none of the above.”
June 12th, 2008 at 5:39 am
But you are say, that this idead is bad?,