America, Vote on November 5 -- the life you save may be your own

Only 45% of registered voters have been voting in recent years, we're told. Not 45% of Americans, but 45% of the people who decided to exercise their duty to elect a representative government. Most of them have somehow been convinced that their vote doesn't matter. That's pathetic.

The young will inherit the earth, if the old don't kill the earth and the young first. You have to vote!

If they convince you voting doesn't matter, they can do whatever they want to! Voting matters!

We should have to all vote, like they do in Australia.

I vote. I even listened to Congresscritters arguing for days at a time with each other about whether it's a good idea to give George Bush the leash for the dogs of war.
I was *very surprised* to learn that we have a bunch of Democrats in Congress with cojones. They stood up and asked hard questions. They said the President was making a mistake. They asked whether the US would be shooting itself in the foot to open a war on another front now, at the risk of worldwide Jihad and testing Saddam's arsenal firsthand. They said it was unconstitutional and we'd live to regret giving the Executive Branch powers that belong to the Legislative Branch. They were right.

Problem: All across the country, these brave Democrats are facing tight races on November 5. Even if you are still brainwashed into thinking you don't matter, it's simply not true. Plus, it can't hurt to vote, right? Just do it.

These Congressional and local races are critical to the independent parties. Vote in a Libertarian city commissioner and see if it won't shake up the town. Get a Green mayor and see what happens. This is the election that affects you most, because these are the people who will make your life miserable or livable, wherever you live. If you aren't sure who to vote for, vote for all Democrats. They tried to save your ass from going to Iraq.

The Democrats have the majority in Congress by ONE VOTE. That means if we don't elect enough Democrats in November, President Bush will have a rubber-stamp Congress for all of his projects for the next 2 years, which is a VERY SCARY THOUGHT.

I wouldn't even mention this stuff to you if I thought it was safe to stay home and eat potato chips instead. Politics can kill you and everyone you love, especially this year. Get up and vote! If you aren't registered yet to vote, please do that now so you can vote in the next presidential election and talk to the registered voters around you about how important this election is.

You have been warned.