Election day

[unixronin]

When next you all hear from me, I shall have voted.  I shall not vote based on parties.  I shall vote based on issues, and upon candidates, their integrity, their records; what they believe in, and what they stand for.  I will not be voting for anyone who can come up with nothing better to say for themselves than "Well, my opponent sucks."

What about you?  Will you vote today?  If not, why not?

The United States is a constitutional republic, a representative democracy.  Our government is our responsibility.  If you, as a citizen, won't vote, you are failing in your duty and responsibility as a citizen.  I don't even care all that much if you vote against everything I stand for and believe in, so long as you vote, and vote honestly what you believe in, not just what someone with a sharp suit and a whole lot of money told you you should.  It doesn't matter who's wearing the suit; you're casting your vote, not theirs.  Let them vote how they want.

So go out today, and cast YOUR vote.  Because it's your country.

Comments

[argonel.livejournal.com]

I agree completely and have already voted this morning on a very mixed ticket. Unfortunately I couldn't find a presidential that I felt like I could really support, so I voted against John McCain.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I'm not willing to vote for Barack Obama, primarily because I don't believe he's being honest about his direction.
I'm also unwilling to vote for John McCain, not least because he doesn't seem to HAVE any clear direction.

So I wrote in Ron Paul for President, and Mike Gravel for VP.

Otherwise, I voted against the bald-faced liars where there were bald-faced liars, voted for the candidates whose positions made sense where there was one, voted to keep the incumbent Governor who's doing a good job, and otherwise distributed my votes to try to achieve balance both in the State Assembly and in Congress.