Vote 2006

Regionally, all these colors will mostly stay the same. Little indents may occur.(This post is put up strictly for criticism of the voting process and people who don't vote, not partisan issues.)


At least thats what Republicans would hope for. I got my Absentee Ballot in the mail a couple weeks ago. I filled it out that evening, dropped of my Netflix and the ballot together at the Post Office later. That simple. I don't know a whole lot about the issues, but I filled out the ballot quickly. Because I took a few minutes to read things online and make a few critical decisions. Its better to fill out your ballot earlier otherwise you get stuck in the last minute slander campaign from whatever candidate or initiative is blowing the last dollars on the tv and radio.

I'm sure at least 80% of the people I know don't vote. Really, its because people don't care about voting. The reasoning of working class or alternative peoples' is usually that - it doesn't matter. Does this make me mad? Not really, it used to. But the difficulty of the vote is low, you usually have two or three options on any given area of a ballot.

Also, the voting system is obsolete. The traditional method of voting by ballot in booths and in schools is not convenient to people's lives. Its one reason people have become distanced and estranged from the voting process. Our culture is too busy to accomodate using time and energy to go somewhere and fill out paper. Sad isn't it? Its true. Even the new digital voting booths are just new tires on an old car. Add to the new digitazation that the average age of a poll volunteer is 72 yrs old, most of whom do not have the technology experience of most elementary school children. This is not a recipe for better voting. Mobilizing excitement and enthusiasm for voting is laughable since its a lot easier to be cynical and bitchy than using time to be proactive in the system that the U.S. is based on for Democratic process.

I found out something interesting watching the news today. Votes are going to run very close in Democrat/Republican Senate races. (not news) The Senate is expected to go blue. BUT, in the event the Senate goes exactly 50/50, which is a possibility - the decision for majority rule will be given to Vice President Cheney. Hmmm, which way would he go? Thats just a little Constitutional trivia though.

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also: Borat on Politics