Because I’d rather see a 100% turn-out and be on the losing side than see a 20% turn-out and be on the winning side.
Of course, I’d rather see a 20% turn-out and be on the winning side than see a 30% turn-out and be on the losing side. I’m principled, but not crazy.
No, really — if the matters before the electorate in this mid-term election — the war, civil liberties, values traditional and otherwise, the size of government, the environment, homeland security — aren’t enough to get you off your fat ass and into a polling booth on your way to/from work tomorrow (even if it’s just to vote on a ballot proposition or the local assistant deputy coroner or even just against someone) then you might as well turn in your citizenship card and move someplace where they
don’t bother to let folks vote.
Yes, it’s that important, no matter what party (or blend thereof) you belong to.
Vote.
(And if you really want some advice, I’m a big believer in the conservative value of government inertia — the government is best that governs least. Meaning neither party has the majority in the legislature and the executive. Sure, I have my pet issues — feel free to peruse this voting guide for Colorado — but regardless, I think we’ve had enough years of one-party rule, don’t you?)
If you remain utterly undecided on congressional races, might I point you to voting attendance records, votes cast by subject, and power ranking. And if you’re outraged about something congresscritter X did based on an ad you saw, you probably owe
it to yourself to check out FactCheck.
But just vote, dammit.
I remember when one of my favorite Nova and Nature narrators did the voice-over for Reagan’s wierd “Bear in the woods” commercial. Took me a while to forgive him for that.
Did so last Tuesday. First time early. Was nice. No crowds. No wait.
***Dave, as a comic book geek, I thought you’d get a kick out of this one:
http://prettyfakes.com/?p=862
Very cool, Marn. Thanks.
One of the coolest things about living in Washington, is that we vote by mail. All ballots are mailed out and we mail them back. We don’t have to worry about going to the polls. This is a great thing, especially today when we’ve got record setting rain happening and everything is a wet soggy mess. I did my duty and mailed my ballot back over a week ago.
Not nearly organized enough for that, I’m afraid. But a lot of people in most jurisdictions are taking advantage of absentee voting processes.