khaosworks: (Uncle Sam)
khaosworks ([personal profile] khaosworks) wrote2008-11-04 09:01 pm

It Needs Saying

This goes out to all those voting in the US Presidential elections. You don't need me to tell you this. But I'm going to state the obvious anyway.

Vote. Doesn't matter who you're voting for, but vote. Vote what you think, what you feel, which direction you want your country to go. Don't let anything stop you, don't let long lines discourage you, don't let anything get in your way. Because your chance to affect change happens oh so rarely, and this election will make history, no matter which way it goes.

Heinlein suggested if you don't know which measures to vote for, vote against, or ask some well-meaning fool for his advice and vote the other way. I like to quote this when I'm being facetious, but this time, the stakes are too high - for the US, for the world - to do so blindly. But you've had 20 months to think about it, so really, the choice before you should be settled by now, whether it's Obama, McCain, Barr, Nader, whoever.

Make your vote count. Check you voted who you wanted to vote for before you leave the booth. If there's something wrong, call for help - there will be people there to help you.

So for God's sake, vote.

But if you vote for Nader, I will kill you.

and vote obama.
gingicat: LIBERTY/JUSTICE is my femslash (liberty/justice)

[personal profile] gingicat 2008-11-04 01:04 pm (UTC)(link)

[identity profile] nighthellcat.livejournal.com 2008-11-04 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I learned my lesson about Nader in 2000. I'm not sure if I'd even agree with his politics anymore, but even though I'm in a red state (firmly so, no wishy-washy here in Alabammer), I'm voting for the candidate I want who has a shot in hell of winning.

[identity profile] ichibancrush.livejournal.com 2008-11-04 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Nader is running this year? Great, someone I can lie and tell my mother I'm voting for as I vote for Obama to cancel out her McCain vote.

[identity profile] fourzoas.livejournal.com 2008-11-04 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
No worries on Nader from me! LOL!