Voting Attitudes and Education

I hope everyone is registered to vote, because our day to vote the primaries is coming up. February 5th is the day, and excuse me Livingston county, but I will be filling out an absentee ballot, for there are far more important things that will be happening around that date. The date to fill out your absentee ballot is coming up as well (tomorrow!). I had meant to publish a post having to do with this a while ago, but just like everything else, it got put off. My biggest beef with this system is that you have to be registered for the party in which you plan to vote, and if you aren't registered to that specific party by a certain date (January 11th), then too freaking bad. I personally find the system ridiculous, especially when the primary elections are seemingly more important to vote in. After this election I will definitely be writing in my own party (geolibertarian).

It is plain to see that there will never be a perfect candidate. The most we can do is vote for someone that fits the ticket the closest to what we believe in. I believe that if the government, especially the EPA, got out of our lives, we would do a much better job at protecting the earth than the government is supposedly doing. Case and point, the situation of certain states trying to pass laws on fuel efficiency much earlier than the federal government. Oh! hello! the EPA says no. Why? What gives them this right? A law gives them the right. I had mentioned this situation in an earlier blog, and it seems the news about it has hit a stand-still. Last I knew, New York had joined many of the other states looking to pass the legislation in filing suit against the EPA. What they did is completely unconstitutional. Of course that isn't saying too much since the whole federal government is unconstitutional. Know your role Big Brother.



January 29: Won't be home for the Primary Election on February 5th? This is your last day to postmark your application for an absentee ballot.

February 4: This is your last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person. It is also your last day to have your absentee ballot postmarked.

February 5: Presidential Primary Day. Go out and vote. If you are voting by absentee ballot and having someone deliver it to your county Board of Elections in person, it must be there by 9 p.m., the time at which polls close.

February 12: If you voted by absentee ballot, your county Board of Elections must receive it by this day.

http://longisland.about.com/od/voterresources/ht/absentee_ballot.htm -- absentee ballott.


I have researched my candidates and have decided who to vote for. I think it is abundantly clear who my candidate is. Ron Paul, out of the other mainstreem candidates clearly makes the most sense. I have a feeling if he does not win the ticket for Republicans I will be looking elsewhere. When I say elsewhere I mean to a not so mainstream candidate, one not influenced by those who truly run this country (the mass media).

As many of my friends know, I am a pretty passionate person. Because of this most of them know who I plan to vote for and why. Contributing to the conversation, a good majority of my friends has expressed the same attitude toward voting and Ron Paul especially. This comment drives me nuts, "Ron Paul doesn't have a chance..." Umm.. alright, I am glad you think that, but did you want to say something about this ideas on policy? Whatever. Contributing back to the conversation I might express why I want to vote for him and what I think he would do for the country. Seeing the logic and reason, most of them agree. The rebuttal is the worst though. A good majority of them will say, "I would vote for him, but I want to have my vote count for something." I am pretty sure what that means is you would vote for someone you think has a shot because he or she appeals to the masses. The masses make the next president. The masses are easily manipulated. Throughout history, the masses were mostly manipulated by religion. It's not so different now. In the present they are just manipulated by the media. I won't have that attitude though. I don't pay attention to the mainstream, or at least try my hardest. I personally researched the candidates, and sure there are plenty of independent candidates I would vote for. George Phillies for example is a great candidate I know only because my girlfriend plans to vote for him. I dare say I would cast my vote that way if he won the libertarian ticket and Ron Paul gets pushed out. The point of this whole rant is that I hate the mainstream voter attitude. Most people couldn't tell me why they are voting who they are voting for. They are just voting for their candidates for the sake of it, because they are popular. So thank you Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN... you really took the responsibility the right way. I will get my information elsewhere... that is until you elect the official that bans our internet freedom and we find ourselves truly living in the year 1984.

Time for work now and no time to edit, I hope this post isn't too messy. At times I found myself ranting so fast my fingers couldn't keep up with my brain.