I feel very un-adultish. Yeah I said it. I wish there was a hand book for everything - especially voting. It's the time of year guys - ELECTION TIME! W00t. Ok I'll stop. But in any case, something has been bugging my mind for a while now. I jut turned 18 a few months ago and I did every 18 year old should do...including smoking a cigarette, buy something without your parent's permission, look at a dirty magazine :), etc. So one day my mom gave me the registration form to vote. I registered and placed myself in the "undeclared" category. I didn't know whether I should be a Democrat or a Republican and all this stuff. I didn't know whether I should go for the rights of undocumented immigrants or abortion. Better yet, I don't know if I should go for Barack Obama or little Hillary Clinton. Sadly, I barely hear anything about the other presidential candidates so I don't even know who is running at the republican side. I feel very dumb just at the fact that I don't take the some spare time in my life and watch the news (although I think the media is hellah rigged and all I ever hear is bad stuff and nothing happy to announce). Instead, I just watch Stephen Collbert and John Stewart make fun of everything else around 'em or watch the grueling Moment of Truth. I can't help it. Other people around me are just as informed as I am. I have this kid in my class who Obama obsessed. He posts photoshoped pictures of Clinton's head on a dragon or her face all warped out. But for some odd reason, I truly respect this kid's thoughts of Barack's points while cheering his name all over the school. It brings me to question of my patornism to the country. I know this country is in deep shiz in all aspects. In the end, I'll just be a robot to society never thinking for myself.
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Hell, I'm almost 20 and I still don't really know who to vote for. Maybe this is the most idiotic way to go about it, but I search for little "Who should I vote for?" quizzes and fill out the questionnaire about my views on certain issues and then BAM! I get a page telling me who agrees with me and on what.
The downside is, if it's not Hillary, Barack or John McCain, it probably wont matter.
I do keep up with politics. I have quite a few good websites just to find out where the candidates stand on different issues and keep up with political news.
http://votesmart.org -- This one's great for any election. They list all Congresspeople.
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/
http://news.yahoo.com/elections
You really should get as educated as possible. It seems like few people are willing to, and that makes me nervous. As far as parties go, I am uncommitted. I choose the person, not the party. Of course, it's more responsibility to learn about the candidates.
-Sonja :)
I was uncommitted for that very reason, but I did have to reregister with an affiliation to participate in my state's caucus.
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/sawaboof
"...There is a crushing guilt that comes with being a Catholic. Whether things are good or bad or you're simply... eating tacos in the park, there is always the crushing guilt."
-30 Rock-
I think most states do, but you can change with every primary. I know this time it'll be Democratic, just to get the Presidential primary vote in.
-Sonja :)