Monday, October 30, 2006
Politics and Voting
Locally, we aren't active at town meetings, primarily because they start the city council meetings at 7 pm, and our kids are still awake and kids aren't really "welcomed" there, but not specifically barred. We are somewhat involved, as we've worked on three political campaigns in the past year here, and are going to be working on two more at least, maybe three. One of our friends here is VERY involved, and so we're well aware of what issues are going around. We also have TV broadcastings of local government board meetings, so that helps us know what is going on.
We will definitely be voting, and we go the day of so that the kids can go with and know it is a civic duty. I'm always appalled at how FEW people are voting! Seriously, it is the thing that makes our government work, and to know that people just won't be bothered to know what is going on and make their voice heard just pisses me off.
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