Seamaiden and I will be writing Ron Paul in come the general election as will my son in Guam and my stepson here.
Don't forget both of my boys. Remember what the oldest one has on his Facebook page? I love it (he made his momma so proud when she read this): MOTHA FUCKIN' VOTE OR I WILL MOTHA FUCKIN' KILL YOU!
Thank YOU!! Tell Seamaiden Hey for me. You all seem like a kickass family.
The smart bunch..the bunch with COMMON SENSE.
Hey, Canna.
i think you summed it all up pretty well in #1. personal responsibility is the backbone of any free society and we seem to be too busy finding others to blame. we have handed over all our responsibility and the power that it engenders. we allow our representatives to make all the decisions, then whine when our wishes aren't taken into consideration. by denying our responsibilities we have created a monster that can no longer be brought under control, so now we spend our time scapegoating whoever the media tells us to and attempting to mollify our frustration and our guilt.
the game of politics is all about laying blame and it is played 24/7 for the amusement of the masses.
And this is further proved by those who are vocal and vote, yet flat out REFUSE to accept the concept that the government IS US. It is. Whether you vote or not, it is us. By not voting, you're making a decision (to allow someone else to make the decisions for you). By voting, you're making a decision, but at the very least you're making it for yourself.
Yet, the numbers don't really lie. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in 2004 64% of Americans 18 and over voted in the presidential election, UP from 60%. That means that, overall, we can't even say that at the very least 3 out of 4 citizens vote. That is, by my own reckoning, and ABYSMAL voting rate. And, I highly doubt that these people are actually prevented from voting, as with the OP (though, what with the direction towards police state we're headed...).
It's actually extremely embarrassing to me, as a citizen.
People have completely forgotten what we had to do to get there. Women and minorities have forgotten what we had to do to get there. The blood, sweat and tears, all for naught but a bunch of spoiled little whining pussies. It is shameful, and it makes me think, sometimes, that maybe, just maybe, we should make voting compulsory. Yet, the idea of putting yet more laws on the books is also distasteful, especially if it's a law that dictates behavior.
but it gonna be sponged this time around I can't do spit but grow probation is stupid that's why I don't grow inside but thanks for being interested.......
