Are you registered to vote? Are you kidding me?
Today was deadline day for voter registration and I have to tell you, I am amazed at the types of conversations you have with people who have decided they don't need to vote.
I just wonder, with times as they are, how anyone can offer these pearls of wisdom:
* I always get called for jury duty. I hate that.
* My vote is not really going to count.
* These things are rigged, don't you know that?
* I'd rather sit this one out.
I'll tell you something that may shock you...I don't have a lot of patience for bullshit. And those excuses? Rife with shittery. And I believe these excuses should be met with a curse. (See curses in red)
Getting called for jury duty is sometimes a hassle and inconvenient...but need I remind you of the importance of a fair and impartial jury? If you don't vote for this reason, may you one day have a jury of sarah palin's judging your guilt or innocence. For...whatever...karmic case...you may be...punished with.
Saying your vote is not going to count is the lazy conspiracy theory lovers way out. Hell, you don't even need to actually have a conspiracy theory. Just glance about furtively and speak in a whisper. May your name one day turn up in a very public and embarrassing news story that is patently false. The only reason your vote doesn't count is because you were too lazy/disillusioned/misguided/ignorant to cast one. And yes. I said ignorant. In this country, where we have incredible access to free information and resources...I don't want to hear about how people just don't know how to do it. If you can dress up your damned myspace page with glitter, unicorns, music videos or spinning strippers with big boobies, you can register. Period.
To the folks who talk to me about votes being rigged, everyone knows votes casted aren't coun...well, okay. You might have a point. But that still is not enough of a reason to not vote. It's just a reason to get more involved. May you get pulled over for a traffic offense, but later have it pardoned. (Because your complaint is sorta valid)
As for sitting this one out...I'm wondering what you might we waiting on? The sky to fall? The world as you know it to erode? May you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome in the line of a nasty restroom.
*exhales*
Okay. Bad energy out. Good energy in.
If you need me, I'll be reconnecting with my zen.
I just wonder, with times as they are, how anyone can offer these pearls of wisdom:
* I always get called for jury duty. I hate that.
* My vote is not really going to count.
* These things are rigged, don't you know that?
* I'd rather sit this one out.
I'll tell you something that may shock you...I don't have a lot of patience for bullshit. And those excuses? Rife with shittery. And I believe these excuses should be met with a curse. (See curses in red)
Getting called for jury duty is sometimes a hassle and inconvenient...but need I remind you of the importance of a fair and impartial jury? If you don't vote for this reason, may you one day have a jury of sarah palin's judging your guilt or innocence. For...whatever...karmic case...you may be...punished with.
Saying your vote is not going to count is the lazy conspiracy theory lovers way out. Hell, you don't even need to actually have a conspiracy theory. Just glance about furtively and speak in a whisper. May your name one day turn up in a very public and embarrassing news story that is patently false. The only reason your vote doesn't count is because you were too lazy/disillusioned/misguided/ignorant to cast one. And yes. I said ignorant. In this country, where we have incredible access to free information and resources...I don't want to hear about how people just don't know how to do it. If you can dress up your damned myspace page with glitter, unicorns, music videos or spinning strippers with big boobies, you can register. Period.
To the folks who talk to me about votes being rigged, everyone knows votes casted aren't coun...well, okay. You might have a point. But that still is not enough of a reason to not vote. It's just a reason to get more involved. May you get pulled over for a traffic offense, but later have it pardoned. (Because your complaint is sorta valid)
As for sitting this one out...I'm wondering what you might we waiting on? The sky to fall? The world as you know it to erode? May you suffer from irritable bowel syndrome in the line of a nasty restroom.
*exhales*
Okay. Bad energy out. Good energy in.
If you need me, I'll be reconnecting with my zen.
Comments
If you don't vote, you forfeit your right to bitch about whoever wins. Or at least you forfeit the right to expect me to give a shit about your bitching.