I am just so turned off by politics right now...disgusted actually. Here we are in a country that fought for it's freedom only a short few hundred years ago, people died to give us the right to vote, to have a say, to keep the government for the people by the people.
So what happens today? In a state that has over EIGHT MILLION people...guess how many voted. Under 200,000, well under. Maybe we don't deserve to have out votes count anyway...we are giving out freedom away. What is it that people are thinking? Oh, it's only the primary? I'll vote when it's the "real" election? Horsecrap people.
I can remember being 17 and not able to vote for Barry Goldwater...I campaigned for him anyway. I wad thrilled when I got my first voters card, and the feeling of casting my first vote left a pit in my stomach that I can still recall today. Has that feeling gone from America?
If anyone has a right to feel jaded about elections it is "us" here in Florida. We have been abused for the last eight years and it's still continuing to this day. Not allowing our votes to count in this primary is a smack in the face to every voter in my state. Yes, I know the story that the Republication Party and our dear Governor actually prodded the vote for the earlier primary date knowing it would cause havoc within the Democratic Party for their nominations.. But, the Democratic Party COULD HAVE overlooked this whole fiasco and let the vote stand....but NO they are going right along and punishing our Dems here for something they really didn't push.
I tell you what I never thought that I would ever be as disappointed in being an American as I am right now. This whole debacle shows such a horrid face to the rest of the world, so then once again we are the laughing stock of the world.
My family came to these shores in the early 1700's, my forefathers fought in the Revolution, The Civil War, World War I and World War II, some of my relatives made a career out of serving. I think if they were here today, they would hand their heads and weep.
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I'm sick to my stomach over this year's choices. Hey, I was for Barry Goldwater too, and I was one year too young! I even took a day off work to go watch him give a speech when he was in Kansas City.
you're right...there seems to be an air of apathy when it comes to voting. Not sure if people think their vote won't count (of COURSE it will!) or if they truly dont care. but if our country is going to survive, we need to band together as a nation and make it happen.
People have lost their patriotic feelings. There are people who die trying to get away from the countries of their birth into the USA, because the conditions are so horrible. We don't realize what a priveledge it is to vote and vote freely. We won't be improsioned if we don't vote for the "right" person. We won't be killed if we don't vote for the "right" person. We can vote for whom ever we want to. Yet, like you've pointed out...not many of us do. All I have to say is "if you don't vote, don't complain." Linda (a long-time voter) in Washington state
I think every vote should count and the dnc need to suck it up and get rid of it's president and count them .
hugs
Sherry
PS..sorry for all the typos...wrote it fast and skipped keys and spellcheck...Sandi
Isn't it sad how few use their right to vote... when so many lives have been lost to defend it... sad.
be well,
Dawn
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