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amonkie · 11-02-2010, 04:15 PM

I didn't vote.

I had good intentions. But when it got down to it, I had originally absolutely no interest on the issues and candidates on the ballot because I honestly thought I'd be out of Chicago by now. It may be silly, but it's true.

This is the first election I've ever skipped since I have been eligible to vote. I don't like casting without doing my research, and I hadn't done any. Its not an excuse, and I KNOW smeth is gonna kick my butt when he looks me up in his computer (AGAIN!

) and sees I'm not lying.

But there it is. I've tried to care this election, but half the time I feel like I don't have any real investment in the outcome. Part of that comes from the fact of how often I've moved across city/state lines in the last 5 years.

11-02-2010, 04:15 PM	#20 (permalink)
amonkie Drifting Administrator Location: Windy City	I didn't vote. I had good intentions. But when it got down to it, I had originally absolutely no interest on the issues and candidates on the ballot because I honestly thought I'd be out of Chicago by now. It may be silly, but it's true. This is the first election I've ever skipped since I have been eligible to vote. I don't like casting without doing my research, and I hadn't done any. Its not an excuse, and I KNOW smeth is gonna kick my butt when he looks me up in his computer (AGAIN! ) and sees I'm not lying. But there it is. I've tried to care this election, but half the time I feel like I don't have any real investment in the outcome. Part of that comes from the fact of how often I've moved across city/state lines in the last 5 years. __________________ Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna