Ogre’s Politics and Views

Well here it is, election “day” in North Carolina. And if you haven’t voted yet, feel free to vote. No, you don’t actually have to live in North Carolina. Heck, you don’t even have to be a citizen of this country. Just show up, tell them you live here, and you can vote, no questions asked. Seriously. But this really isn’t election day because people have been voting here for weeks — with that fraud-riddled “one stop voting.”

Meanwhile, today, everyone is telling people to vote. Every radio station in the state is telling people to vote. News locations are telling people to vote. Signs are all over the place reminding people to vote. Why?

Honestly, it really doesn’t make any difference. Seriously. Sure, there’s a minor local seat or two that could be decided, but all the major races are already decided. Yes, especially the presidential race. As others have pointed out, it honestly makes NO difference. If you’re a Democrat, superdelegates will decide your nominee. If you’re a Republican, yours has already been decided. So why vote?

I think LESS people should vote. In fact, I think voting should be MORE difficult. More voters does not mean informed voters. I seriously think that the ballot should be a blank piece of paper. You should have to write in each office you’re voting for and the person you want to sit in that office. I am willing to bet that the vast majority of voters have no clue who is running for various seats. I submit that if the ballot was a blank slate that other than the presidential race, there would be few votes cast. So why vote?

I believe the reason voting is pushed so hard is to give it the illusion of legitimacy. No, really. You see, if people really sat down and realized that their vote honestly didn’t matter, they’d stop voting. Then the exact same people would still be elected. And then the people would realize that the appearance of a Representative Republic (or Democracy, if you prefer) would be gone. Those who realize this are the people who are pushing so hard to get people to vote. When you get a large turnout, you can get a lot of people saying, “Yup, that was me that voted for so and so.” You also will get reports of how many hundreds of thousands of people voted for this candidate or that one — making it appear that we have a Democracy. In reality, if you look at the details, it honestly makes no difference whether you vote today, especially for president. Your choices have already been made for you. And know what? If no one voted, the Republican Party and Democrat Party wouldn’t really care — they’d still go on their way with the exact same candidates they’d have if we had 100% participation.

So go vote. Go pretend that you can make a difference. But I’m telling you today that you’re just participating in a farce. Oh, and I’ll go vote, too. Mostly I’m voting for local offices that haven’t been decided (just about all the statewide ones are already over, too). Also, I’m excited to vote for Ron Paul, because I know just one vote can help get him elected, right?

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Tags: 2008 Elections, North Carolina Government //