Exercising My Right
My voter registration card arrived in the mail over the weekend, interesting timing. I'd recently told my husband that I want to change my current party affiliation so getting the card in the mail served as a reminder to do it now. With the help of the internet, I was able to complete and print the required form so I can mail it. No visit to the Supervisor of Elections required. Nice.
So what's prompting this effort? For a long time I've not felt comfortable giving my vote half-assed. I've always weighed pro's and con's, taking inventory of the hot topics and determining which candidate best met the mark on most issues. As I see it, there hasn't been a candidate that has earned a high enough rating to deserve my vote but I've still casted one all the same. I don't want to be that kind of voter any longer. I also don't want my registration to count to any party's benefit. There isn't a party that fully deserves my number in their members' column.
There are many choices to consider. Here's a sampling of Florida's political parties:
American Poor People Party
Possibility Party
Prohibition Party
Surfers Party of America
Righteous.
So what's prompting this effort? For a long time I've not felt comfortable giving my vote half-assed. I've always weighed pro's and con's, taking inventory of the hot topics and determining which candidate best met the mark on most issues. As I see it, there hasn't been a candidate that has earned a high enough rating to deserve my vote but I've still casted one all the same. I don't want to be that kind of voter any longer. I also don't want my registration to count to any party's benefit. There isn't a party that fully deserves my number in their members' column.
There are many choices to consider. Here's a sampling of Florida's political parties:
American Poor People Party
Possibility Party
Prohibition Party
Surfers Party of America
Righteous.
posted by Juli at 12:23 PM
3 Comments:
Surfers Party sounds like the only REAL party! :-)
The beauty of registering as an independent (at least in NC) is that neither major party is allowed to mailbomb you with election propaganda.
Dave: Gnarly dude!! When I took a gander at the info provided on the FL voter site, it said the party was founded in VT. Awesome surfin' up there, I guess.
Robert: Yeah, I imagine having NO party affiliation will either bombard me with junk mail or cause them to think I'm a flake and not worth chasing.
HT: Yeah, those parties are on our list, too. I'm waiting for the Politicians Suck Party to appear. ;)
Post a Comment
<< Home