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mara williams
on May 21 2013 - 06:00 AM
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In case you haven’t noticed, we are in election season. (BTW, if you haven’t registered for the April 5 election, there is still time! Registration closes March 9.) As I have lightly mentioned a few times in this blog, I work for a local municipality. I love what I do, but I really don’t talk “shop” outside of work.
To be honest, I really don’t tell a lot of people what I do for a living. Why you ask? I like to avoid arguments where I can.
Whenever I overhear political conversations I often think to myself, “I wonder if they actually voted in the last election. I wonder if they know who their elected officials are….” Honestly, most of the time, the answer is NO. The fact is that in the February 22 election, voter turnout in Kansas City was around 15%. Pathetic.
So why do I bring this up?
I just got off the phone with my dad and for some reason he always brings up politics. Argg… I must say, at least my folks vote AND they actually know whom their elected officials are, (probably because I have mentioned how much I hate it when people don’t know their elected officials) but we don’t see eye to eye on policies.
I’m not going to get into the specifics, but I learned a long time ago just to shut up and listen. We are never going to “red rover” each other to the other side, so it’s just easier if I listen and get it over with.
It only gets hairy when we do bar room politics, which I don’t recommend to anyone. All that kind of discussion leads to is talking loudly and trumping what would have been a fun evening.
So, 45-minutes later, I know where my dad would cut the US budget. I personally don’t know enough about the US budget to have an option where to cut. Have you seen that document? There are OVER 2,400 pages in the 4-volume set! I can read through a government budget better than most citizens, but that’s pretty ridiculous for a recreational read.
Well, that’s about all the rant I will do on this blog for now. If you really want to make a change, get engaged. Contact your elected officials and let them know your thoughts. I hope everyone gets registered to vote, does their homework on the candidates/proposals and rocks the vote on April 5!!
I agree that voting is important, and that you should know the candidates, issues, and who the elected officials are. However, I do not agree that if you don't vote you should not complain. Why should I vote for the "lesser of two evils" if I don't feel confidence in either one, just so I have the "right" to complain? As a citizen, I have that right regardless. Nevertheless, I too urge people to register and vote, especially in local elections where the results are more likely to affect you directly. :)I vote, I think it is very important. I find it slightly odd that my husband that is registered to vote doesn't really vote all of the time. I find it even more odd that he will talk politics with his co-workers who are all from foreign countries! It does give a different perspective on things though!!Agreed - everyone should vote. For those who don't vote, you can complain, but I don't have to listen to you. ;) Any idiot can rant, but I'd rather see you stand up and put your words into action by voting.So, mighty, if I don't have a clear choice in candidates and I choose not to vote rather than throw my vote away to someone I can't actually in good conscience support, I'm an idiot if I complain about that? I fully support your right not to listen to my complaints, but I still believe I have a right to complain if I am not presented with viable choices. I guess if that makes me an idiot, so be it, but I maintain that as a citizen I have the right to speak up about this whether I vote or not. It's a RIGHT, not an obligation."Any idiot can rant" is a very broad statement with no particlular person intended or named (and certainly not you, moose!). I've held my nose and voted plenty of times, and also happily voted for excellent candidates. Many elections also allow write-in candidates. I think if anyone wants to complain, they need to complain into the right ears if they want see any action, or get up and take action themselves.
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