I Voted.
I voted, for change.
I voted, for the person I thought was the best candidate.
I voted, for local issues that will directly effect me.
I voted, so I don’t have to move to Canada (a serious possibility) in order to get health care to get my knees replaced.
I voted, for the right for all female bodied people to choose what happens to their bodies.
I voted, because it is my right.
I voted, because it is my responsibility.
I voted, because I wanted my voice to be heard.
I voted, because I am over 18.
I voted, because I want this pointless war to be over.
I voted, because I value my right to free speech.
I voted, because I need the economy to get better, so I can get a job.
I voted, because I don’t think anyone should call their partner a cunt or a trollop (unless said partner wants that).
I voted, because John McCain looks like Bruce the Shark (from Finding Nemo) when he’s just smelled blood.
I voted, because I had to do SOMETHING about the climate we’re in.
I voted, because I think global warming is person-made.
I voted, because I am pro-choice.
I voted, because I am a ton of different minorities.
I voted, because I like blue better than red.
I voted.
There are so many reasons to vote, and so few not to do so. Why *wouldn’t* you vote?
If you’re registered, it’s not too late. Most polls close between 5pm and 7pm, and every poll WILL accept EVERYONE who is in line when they close, no matter how long the line is.
Please. Vote. For whoever. For whatever reasons. But whatever you do, vote.
-Essin’ Em
(PS – if you vote, and tell Starbucks you did, you get a free cup of coffee, just FYI)
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I think I wrote about this back during primary season. My parents were brought up and lived many years of their life under totalitarian regimes in eastern Europe. They were not allowed to vote. As they raised their children, one of the values they incolcated into us was that voting was not just a right but a responsibility. Sometimes, those of us who have grown up all our lives with the right to vote forget that most of the population of this world doesn’t have this available to them.
There have been times I went to vote but could not bring myself to vote for any of the candidates, they were so bad. But I went to vote anyway.
So, yes, I urge everyone to vote today. I am about to shut down my computer and do so myself. Don’t fret about long lines, expect them, and think about what a joyous thing it is that so many more people have been “turned on” this year to vote.
Off I go.
Jerry
Good for you.
I think EVERYBODY should vote, but especially people from groups who had to fight so long and hard to GET that right.
Great list. I voted for many of the same reasons. And the long lines made me happy because I’m hoping that the turnout is vastly larger than it ever has been before.
P.S. Babeland is giving away free toys to those who voted at their NY and Seattle stores:
http://www.babeland.com/about/presskit/pressreleases/maverick-promotion/
I’m in Australia, where voting is compulsory, and I am so proud of the American people today, who have voted to make a concerted change in how their country is run and more importantly, how the actions of their elected government has such an enormous impact on the rest of the world.
For the previous eleven years, Australia has been dragged along by a spineless, ineffectual leader, who blindly followed the lead of another spineless, ineffectual leader for eight of those years. What did it mean? Our people fighting on the other side of the planet for a cause no one can see sense in. For our spiralling economic problems and for close-minded, overtly fundamentalist religious rhetoric being used to justify the removal of people’s everyday rights to exist!
One can only hope that as a new day dawns in America over the next few years, the world will breath a sigh of relief – and with optimism in our collective eyes, we will see the change that’s been promised.
Thank you for voting for reason.
Good on ya, mate!