Observation - Instapundit - YOUR VOTE AFFECTS THE WORLD!
For everyone who thinks that their vote doesn’t matter. For everyone that thinks it’s inconvenient and troublesome and bothersome and worrisome to go vote on election day, Irish TV has the answer:
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(Taken from the Glenn and Helen Show, November 5, 2006, podcast)
Yes, your vote affects the world. The entire planet. How BILLIONS of people will live. People who have no voice here are deeply and personally affected by your political choices.
It was off and on rain in central Florida today. Overcast, warm (of course), and not at all pleasant. As soon as I opened the door to go to vote, I thought to myself, “People aren’t going to vote because they’ll complain about the rain, how bothersome it is to go through some sprinkles to do this chore, and they’ll opt out.”
I’d say most of the people I know don’t vote. It’s sad, really. I’m the responsible one in my group of associates, both real and digital, and that kinda frightens me. Hell, I cuss and rant and say super rude things online, how did I get to be the smart one? This is bullshit!
All “big fish in a small mental pond” thoughts aside, I’ve debated about going to vote or not. I dislike most of the candidates, and finding info on the other candidates besides democrats and republicans isn’t exactly one-click easy. However, I always try to get out when an election is set. I consider it a duty, a civic obligation, a trust placed in me by men of wisdom and foresight whom I’ll never meet but proudly call my founding fathers. In other words, it’s important. Shirking this duty leaves me feeling bad about myself. Sometimes I wondered, “Why bother?”
Those Irish journalists succinctly put that question to rest. Why bother? Because what I think does affect the world. My political actions help to decide the fate of men.
Voting as a citizen of the United States of America is not just a chore that has to be done every once in a while, it’s a responsibility to the billions of people on this planet.
It’s important.
No, it’s THUNDEROUSLY IMPORTANT.
If you skipped out on voting today, you should feel shame. You’ve literally let down your fellow man… every single one of them.
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