tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172736653195681251.post1788195776064423294..comments2023-07-05T00:51:36.206-07:00Comments on ♑: Something I feel strongly about.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18175256789807136693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172736653195681251.post-18780011270021953802008-09-05T00:50:00.000-07:002008-09-05T00:50:00.000-07:00i don't know if you guys have discussed anything a...i don't know if you guys have discussed anything about this at all, but i figured that i'd like to throw in my opinion. there are only two points that i'd like to make.<BR/><BR/>first of all, not voting, to me, doesn't seem like an act of defiance at all because the electoral establishment doesn't want us to vote. they make it as hard as possible for the people who are generally more liberal to vote through many different tactics. not voting is exactly what they want from people like us. if we were able to successfully get all sorts of like-minded people to vote, then something might actually change. things don't change because they do such a good job at convincing us that our votes don't matter.<BR/><BR/>secondly, in this upcoming election, there is an actual chance that we, as Californians, can make a difference. i have passed over voting in the past when the ballot is just full of beaucratic bullshit, but this election coming up is different. proposition 8, if it passes, would successfully block same-sex marriages in California again. same-sex marriages have been allowed since june, when the California supreme court ruled them legal. if proposition 8 passes, then not only would same-sex couples not be able to wed, but all of the marriages that have happened from june until then will be nullified. i understand that a lot of people have a problem with the marriage system in general, but this is a matter of human rights. by allowing this proposition to pass without at the very least voting against it, you are essentially allowing the government to take away the rights of a minority. this is something that directly affects friends of ours, and i feel like this sort of legislature shows a basic inequality in america today, and here's our chance to at least do something about it.<BR/><BR/>i am very interested to hear everyone's opinions about all of this, so either post something here, or just talk to me when i'm home.<BR/><BR/>i'll be home soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8172736653195681251.post-46797207899639525952008-09-04T04:07:00.000-07:002008-09-04T04:07:00.000-07:00i like you maxpeople have died fighting (not war) ...i like you max<BR/><BR/>people have died fighting (not war) grassroots movements to have the right to vote, for women, blacks, non wealthy landowners etc, giving power to people, although the system is still flawed not giving enough power to people, not using it is exactly what they would like, how ironic is it to hear "take back the streets" from kids who let the system take more power, boycotting the electoral system just lets those who vote have more power. <BR/>-rant from dadlawrence-olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413620206295091977noreply@blogger.com