Election day

[unixronin]

To be a citizen in a democracy, representative or direct, is not just a privilege.  It is also a responsibility, to keep that democracy on the right track and see that it does not go astray.  A citizen of that democracy who has the right to vote, who is happy to partake in the privileges, but who cannot be bothered to exercise the responsibility of using their vote, is only half a citizen.

I went out and voted today.  Did you?

(It was an optical-scan paper ballot, by the way.)

Comments

[smandal.livejournal.com]

Yes, we should whisper :P

Wasn't it your idea to combine the ballot and tax return? I would probably bother bubbling for my candidate if i were already sitting down to compute my pound of flesh. I also suspect that the electorate would be much more libertarian-minded under such a scheme ...

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

So do I. I think it probably brings new sharpness to the question of who will best serve you in public office if you're making the decision right after being painfully reminded of how much of the fruits of your labors your "representatives" spent last year.