I don’t believe that everyone should vote.  I know that I’ve got some friends that will immediately jump on the disenfranchising bandwagon but I’m not out to disenfranchise anyone from their vote.  I really believe it though, there are some people that just shouldn’t vote. 

There are people out there that don’t know who our Vice President is.  Don’t know that Sarah Palin is actually running with John McCain (hard to believe, I know…but true).   I actually had a conversation with a man that really thought it was Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live saying she could see Russia from her porch (if you also think it was, for God’s sake don’t vote).  Many will complain about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan yet they couldn’t find either country on a map.  You could show them a picture of Condoleezza Rice and they wouldn’t know who she was but flash a picture of Brittany Spears and they’ve got it.  People argue about conservatives and their stance on abortion yet not know what Roe vs Wade was. 

A higher voter turnout doesn’t make our democracy any better either.  Let me explain.  We have groups out there registering people to vote.  They’re not going to the suburbs and museums, grocery stores or the city malls.  They’re going to parks and homeless shelters, jails and colleges.  Why, they can influence these people.  They’re registering people to vote that really don’t care to vote.  Since these people haven’t stayed informed do you think they know who to vote for….of course not?  So, the kind voter registration person tells them who to vote for.  Vote for A, he’ll get you food and a place to stay, he’ll change things.  Don’t vote for B, he doesn’t care about you; he’ll take what little you have left. 

The fact is the groups that are out getting these votes don’t give a damn about the person.  Really, they don’t.  What they care about is advancing their agenda.   Their agenda is about attaining and expanding the power of the government.   The process of making people dependant on the government.   So what if our poor are better off than 90% of the rest of the world…there would still be disparity between rich and poor.  Can’t have it…government must step in and make things equal.   Is it just a coincidence that the majority of these get out the vote efforts register democrats?   The greater the voter turn out, the more likely that a democrat will prevail. 

Voting is a privilege.  If you cast a vote for someone, without understanding their view on the issues or are just casting your vote because they look cool or act cool or will change things then please, for the sake of our country, keep your ignorant, American Idol worshipping butt home on election day (not going to put the date down in case you don’t know).

So I’ve come up with some simple questions that will determine if you should go and cast your vote…

1.  If you don’t recognize the following people…..don’t vote

2.  If you know the names of all the people on Survivor but can’t name the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House or your Governor…don’t vote

3.  If you don’t have a physical address…don’t vote  (sorry Ohio, I just think that if you can’t find someplace to call home then most likely you aren’t up to speed on the issues facing our nation)

4.  If you don’t know how many state senators there are…don’t vote ( also, if you don’t know how many states we have…don’t vote)

5.  If you don’t know who your state senators are…don’t vote

6.  If you are voting for Change, but don’t know what that the Change is…don’t vote

7.  If you can’t say the Pledge of Allegiance…don’t vote

8.  If you don’t want to say the pledge of allegiance then please don’t vote.