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To Vote or Not To Vote - That is the Question!

Should you really take the time and vote?

NO - Not if you don't know anything about the person, the policies, the beliefs, the reputation, the plans, the platform... you should NOT vote! An uninformed voter is worse than not someone not voting since they are voting at the whim of someone else. If you cannot make an informed decision don't let someone else decide for you. Stay home!

Should someone vote if the race is already decided for their state?

If you know enough to make an informed decision yet your state is already "decided", should you vote? Someone told me last week that they weren't going to vote in this year's election because their vote really won't count. Does it really matter?

Texans will vote (or have already voted in early voting) by majority for John McCain. Since it is given that McCain will win, should we take the time to vote? We all know that registering to vote is what causes us to be on the list for jury duty - or at least we believe that. We know that voting will require a significant amount of time standing in line, proving our identity and completing the voting process. This doesn't take into consideration the travel time, parking situation or the people you will have to stop and talk with at the polls. I always run into people there no matter when I go!

So - is it worth it? Does it really matter?

YES!!! But remember only informed voters are needed. Whoever wins will hopefully not only win the electoral college but will also win the popular vote. We want this county united behind our President - whoever he is. We want to move past this 2 year election advertising spectacle and stabilize the economy so we can get back to our lives and our work and our car commercials. We are all tired of the political commercials and signs littering yards and corners. We are tired of the "process" that has taken significantly longer than any of us wated.

So - if you are an informed voter and you haven't voted yet - VOTE NOW!!! Our country needs you.

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Posted by Susan Hilton Texas Aggie Real Estate College Station Bryan Texas Real Estate on 11/02/2008 11:36 PM

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9 Comments on To Vote or Not To Vote - That is the Question!

NOV

2008

Susan, Not everyone knows where to find information on each canidate and will use what they learn from friends, family and coworkers to make their decision. The political hype we receive from the media has been edited to local parameters and generally loses most of the points that were trying to be made. As a concerned citizen everyone should get out and vote. Thanks, Ray

NOV

2008

Ray - I agree that not everyone knows where to find the information but isn't it our responsibility to do so? Isn't it our job before we cast our vote to know what we are actually voting for?

Susan, voted by mail and found my information...and yes it is our responsibility to read and due our due diligence and vote. Hope everyone does their part and casts their votes this year.

I couldnt agree more!!! Also, a well informed voter voting for political ideals communicates his or her percentage of the public that likes those ideas!
For Example: if a voter likes the idea of the National sales tax or "fair sales tax" program supported by Rob Curnock. He might consider voting for him. If he gets say 40% of the votes and Chet Edwards gets 60%...Edwards wins but it communicates to current and future politicians that there might be a large intrest from the public in the fair tax issue...

Susan, here in DC, it's overwhelmingly Democratic. Everyone I know votes anyway - we take politics really seriously here!

NOV

2008

Hey, Susan. I don't understand this part of your post:

An uninformed voter is worse than not someone not voting since they are voting at the whim of someone else. If you cannot make an informed decision don't let someone else decide for you. Stay home!

An uninformed voter is voting at the whim of someone else? That doesn't make sense. And you say to stay home and don't let someone else decide for you if you cannot make an informed decision. That doesn't make sense either.

In today's world of misstatements, lies, and falsehoods in the Internet, TV, and radio soundbites, it's not hard to make a decision, as we saw here in California with Proposition 8. With everyone being so busy trying to make so much money, those soundbites are all they rely on. Such a shame.

Jim - I believe people have the responsibility to find out the truth rather than listen to the media (left wing or right). The truth does not come from a MOB. It comes from research. Listening to friends and media alone does NOT make an informed voter. If all someone is going to do is listen to the media or their friends I propose they stay home and let the informed voter guide our nation.

I agree - you cannot rely on soundbites to make your decisions. I believe we are saying the same thing only in different ways. We want people to make informed, rational, REAL decisions in their voting!

Hey, Susan. Actually, we're probably further apart than you realize.

I want people to vote. I really don't care if they are "informed" or not because I don't have intimate knowledge about their definition of "informed," nor do I want to put out there for law a definition of "informed."

Many years ago, blacks were not informed and could not vote.

Many years ago, women were not informed and could not vote.

Many years ago, people who did not own property were not informed and could not vote.

As far as I'm concerned, you can vote for someone because they have the same name as you, or your friends are voting for them, or whatever. I can guarantee you that if one votes, even if "uninformed," then one will notice what happens -- who won, who lost, what won, what lost. I believe that voting in and of itself helps develop an interest in elections for the future, even if that first one, or any after that, really, are based on misinformation.

We have lots of checks and balances in place to prevent extreme problems from misinformed voters -- impeachment, recalls votes, Court oversight, etc.

I think the 80/20 rule probably would work well here:

80% of the voters are what you and I would consider uninformed
20% of the voters are what you and I would consider informed

But can you imagine what we would look like to the rest of the world if, out of 350 million people or so, only 25 million voted instead of the 126 milllion who did vote? I think a lot of countries that we're trying to influence into a representative democracy might question our intents or the reason why our system is better than their system.

As some famous politicians said many years ago in Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois: "Vote! And vote often!"

P.S. Although my husband is out at a home inspection, I'm sure he would want me to say, "Gig 'em, Aggies!"

Jim - I guess we really are far apart. I don't want people to vote for someone because their name is the same or because their friends are doing it. I don't want peer pressure to decide someone's vote. I don't want mob rule.

I really want EVERYONE to know what is going on and vote for the person who is best for the job. I don't care if they are black or green or men or women.

You said above - "

Many years ago, blacks were not informed and could not vote.

Many years ago, women were not informed and could not vote."

Them (and I am one of the them) not being able to vote had nothing to do with not being informed. If they were informed they still could not vote. I'm glad things changed and we can now ALL vote. I just want people to know who they are voting for and vote for what is right -not because someone is a man, woman, black, white, republican or whatever. I want the BEST person for the job EVERYTIME.

And - Yes - "Gig'em Aggies!"

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