My daughter and I went to vote later in the morning. The polling place was pretty much empty and absolutely no waiting in line to vote. This is not right! It is sad to think so many people will just let a few decide the fate of many on election day. That is going to be my retort when someone nags about how awful a new bill is or what a terrible governor or whatever is in office - "Did YOU vote?" If you don't vote, you have no right to complain. I love the excuses, too. The polls are open early and don't close until eight. Do people actually think they are being reasonable when they say they don't have time to vote? Uh, there IS the absentee mail in ballot. They could have taken the time to vote weeks ago. Thank goodness, my daughter cared enough to make sure her ballot got forwarded from college so she wouldn't miss out. A twenty-two year old has more sense of this country than people two and three times her age. Just look at what politicians are in office. These non-voters should ask themselves 'whose fault is it they are there?' I still hear the excuse that 'I don't want to get called for jury duty which is why I don't register to vote'. Hate to break it to them but they get the jury count from your drivers license registration!
My vent for the day . . . Okay, ONE of my vents for the day!
