Register to Vote. You've gotta be in it...

[iflitifloat]

Posted: 8/1/04 at 10:37am

to win it.

For all of you who may not be registered to vote, but who will be 18 years old by Election Day, now is the time to register. Registration forms can be found online (for example, google Voter Registration New Jersey), filled out, and mailed in. Another thing to consider once you have registered, if you will be away from home on Election Day, you can also download an application for an Absentee Ballot...which will be sent to you at your temporary address. There really *is* no reason to not participate in the election this year...but if you're heading off to college, you'll have to plan ahead. The stakes are enormous. Please take this election seriously.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 8/1/04 at 11:53am

KIDS if u don't want to be considered for a possible "draft" (should it come to that) get registered & VOTE!! U've got the power!!

[iflitifloat]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 10:41am

I'm bumping this up because I maintain that it's important.

I noticed that if you scroll down on this site, to the left...in the pink, there are links for voter registration, too.

Posted: 8/2/04 at 12:44pm

I second the bump... I also must recommend seeing Fahrenheit 911 prior to voting.

[Plum]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 12:56pm

BUMP!

Vote, everybody. If you don't, you're just disrespecting yourself as well as your country. And you're forfeiting your right to complain about anything the government does. Seriously. A democracy (or democratic republic, as the case may be) doesn't function without participation. So get out there in November. If you learn nothing else from Florida, learn that every vote does count. Updated On: 8/2/04 at 12:56 PM

Posted: 8/2/04 at 1:29pm

Also, if you plan on being away during the elections, look into absentee voting.

[Plum]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 2:17pm

Or, if you're, say, studying in a swing state while living in a state that's obviously going one way or another (like California or Texas), you might want to register in the swing state if you're eligile, so you can make more of a difference.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 2:23pm

like the great richard daley (d) mayor of chicago used to say, "vote early, vote often!"

edit: the first mayor daley, not the current one.

Updated On: 8/2/04 at 02:23 PM

[Plum]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 2:24pm

Often? He did not say that in reference to voting for public officials. Did he? Updated On: 8/2/04 at 02:24 PM

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:21pm

I had a Government teacher in High School who would give you the voter registration himself as soon as you turned 18 and had you fill it out in class and he sent it in for you to make sure you were registered. I am registered and haven't yet decided whether I am going to use an absentee ballot or just run home election day (I only live an hour away) This is my first election and I am taking it very seriously. It is an important responsibility. Our decision is going to affect the way the world looks at us. It's going to affect your everyday lives. If you don't vote you have no room to complain about the government or taxes or health care or really anything that the government can have a say in. Voting may seem like a minor role but countless people have died so you can have this opportunity so it's disrespectful to all those who have fought so hard for the rights we hold dear if you don't vote. Your vote is important.

Updated On: 8/2/04 at 05:21 PM

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:25pm

copportunity ?

is that a reference to the hue of your new icon?

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:29pm

Haha it's whatever you want it to be

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:32pm

i've still got the crush i had as a 6 year old on the coppertone girl. i'm thinking she's all grown up now and has a new dog.

[robbiej]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:40pm

Ah yes...she is all grown up.

And ya won't ever get her in bed.

Why? Her name is Jodi Foster.

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:47pm

until there was a mrs. mambo, my goal in this life was that very thing. oh she may be comitted to women, but i would have gotten my turn. even if i had to shave my legs and dress like a truck driver. oh yes, i would have gotten my turn. hinkley was a freakin' choir boy, robbie, a choir boy! it woulda been me, dammit! meeeeee. jodie, you can hear me, i know you can. you'll always have that place in my soul, no one can take that away. who knows what the future holds? but for now...sigh.

[robbiej]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 5:54pm

And as I type this, that post is being sent to the FBI (said as Hannibal Lecter would say it)

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 6:01pm

oh please, fbi, smefbi. the secret service monitors most all of my online activities and has done so since the late 90's. this is what happens when you choose to email the president, vp, congress people and foreign dignitaries on a regular basis. i still love the letter i got from bubba responding to the specific concerns voiced in one of my emails. that was touching.

[Nina]

Posted: 8/2/04 at 6:13pm

I think you should reconsider the title of this thread. Something sexual will get more people to open it and read it. It seems more people are reading the Big Brother thread. If you don't mind, I'll give it a try by using what you wrote and changing it around a bit in another thread.

[DAME]

Posted: 8/3/04 at 12:04pm

Thought this needed a bump.