Go ahead! Throw your vote away!

[vovat]

I got my sample ballot in the mail yesterday. I probably should try to find out something about these candidates before actually voting, huh? {g} What I find amusing are the affiliations listed for the third party candidates, which include "God We Trust," "Legalize Marijuana (G.R.I.P.)," "Preserve Green Space," and "Health Is Wealth." I'm all in favor of candidates not endorsed by the two main parties, but, well, what's the main complaint that a lot of people have about the two-party system? That they usually end up voting for candidates who don't actually reflect their own values and opinions, but simply for the ones they disagree with less often, right? So when the best that alternative parties can offer is these one-issue candidates, isn't that sort of a step in the wrong direction?

I just signed up for that National Novel Writing Month thing that a lot of y'all (Wait, "y'all"? Have I turned into a Southerner?)have done before. I have an idea for an Oz novel pretty well planned out. I probably won't have the chance to actually write much of anything (especially when you consider that I'm currently working a temp job), but there's apparently no penalty for not finishing, so I'll be no worse off than I am now, right?

Oh, by the way, happy Halloween!

Comments

[onib.livejournal.com]

Give a look to SmartVoter. It's run by the League of Women Voters. If they don't have the voting information for your district there, you will get a link to a place within the LWV's web site with voting information. I always use their info before voting, since they try to remain non-partisan and simply mail out a set of questions to the candidates and post the replies.

[matt-argos.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the League of Women Voters have proven to be a great election reource for me here in Florida, too.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll be sure to check it out before Tuesday.

[obsessical.livejournal.com]

Whooo for fellow NaNoWriMo-ers. Good luck, man. I know I'm pretty swamped with work right now as well, but I figured...why not?

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just getting SOMETHING written will be a good thing, I'm sure.