by Michy Lynn

Created on: February 03, 2009

In fiscal matters, I'm rather conservative, probably aligning more with the republican party.
In social issues, I'm probably leaning more toward liberal, and I guess that means in that issue, I align more with the democratic party.

If you ask me what my party affiliation is, I'd tell you 'the human race'.

The truth is, I probably most closely resemble a Libertarian. I'll tell you right now, if there were a viable Libertarian candidate out there, I'd probably vote for him... or her, just to get away from this two-party system that is antiquated. People aren't voting party lines like they used to do, because it's becoming increasingly more difficult to determine what party lines and policies actually are.

I was doing some reading about the Electoral College and how it works, stuff going back to when I was a kid in school. Man, back then, I thought we had the greatest system in the world.

Now? Not so much.

I have said many times that voting in America doesn't mean chicken poop, with a capital S. It doesn't. If you really look at the way the Electoral College is picked, appointed, elected, whatever you want to call it, and if you realize that at least three times, perhaps four, in our history, the 'popular vote'-which is what you and I are if we go to the polls-didn't matter for squat, you'd realize that, for the most part, the American 'people' (you know, 'we the people?") only very indirectly elect a president, if at all.

Whatever.

Did I vote? Nope. Will I vote? Nope.

Give me a good bond election, something pertaining to my local city, a school board issue, something like that, where my vote still makes a difference whether something gets passed into law or not, and then you might see me pulling a lever, or coloring in a box, or something.

I've heard it said, "If you don't vote, then you don't have a right to complain."

Do I have a right to complain about the President or Congress or the House if I don't vote? You're damned right I do. Why? Because, folks, this is America, and that's part of our freedom. I can call t
he president-whomever he, she, or it might be at the time-a complete ass, and as long as I don't threaten to blow his, her or its ass up, I'm entitled by the Constitutional right to free speech to call him an ass all day long.

As long as I don't get a bullhorn and do it on the front lawn of the White House with an Uzi strapped to my chest.

I hear the men in black frown on that just a little bit.

So no, I didn't or don't vote.

Shoot me. Lambaste me. I don't care.

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