It’s a day after the election, 10:49 a.m., and I’m tired.
Different networks are telling me different things. Last night, ABC looked Pro-Bush as they gave him New Mexico and Ohio hours before anybody else was even close to giving Bush those states. Yet, they didn’t give Kerry Washington and Oregon, states other networks said he won.
CBS wasn’t really giving me anything. Every time I change to CBS there was a commercial.
MSNBC seemed to be doing a good job being careful not give states to either man. They were sometimes a little too careful.
Yahoo.com was all over the place in regards to who won what states and poll numbers. But, I guess that’s election night; nobody really knows what the hell is going on.
I was too young to remember Bush senior, so I can’t say that I did or didn’t like him. I don’t care what anybody says, I loved Clinton. Sure, he had that whole Monica and Impeachment thing, but personal issues aside, he was a good President. At least I thought so. Call me crazy or call me a Democrat, but one thing both parties can agree with is we need a new voting system.
This year was the first year I could vote.
In years past I never really paid attention to elections. I always felt the election was ruining my TV time. At which point I would get my video games and start playing.
I never understood the power, the issues and the fight behind election night.
I kind of paid attention in 2000, but that was only because of Florida. Who didn’t watch in 2000?
Overall, I never cared for my vote. I was the typical teen, “My vote doesn’t count. Blah, blah, blah.” My brother is going through that phase right now.
This year something swept over me.
As the election was nearing, I became more and more involved. I started to realize that my vote does count. My vote is my freedom of speech. My vote is me. I’ve heard speeches about the men in WWII and how they gave up their lives for us to have our freedoms and our right to vote.
I registered and when I got my voter registration card, I felt the power in my vote.
Tuesday when I walked into the booth, I felt something more than what I was. It was at that point when the things people have told me – my mother, my father, veterans, previous voters – were true. It is a privilege to vote.
Although, I must say, that after my voting the night kind of spiraled down hill.
Again, because of Florida, states weren’t giving their votes until they were certain.
Some states knew right away, but most took literally 12 hours or more to decide.
That’s just insane.
There needs to be a different way to handle this voting process.
Because of and since Florida, the process has drawn a lot of attention.
Most of the attention is negative. It’s not a party issue. It is something the government needs to address by the next election.
There was talk of making Election Day a national holiday day, and I say, do it.
Election Day SHOULD be a holiday. IT’S OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to vote, so why isn’t it a holiday.
We have a holiday for veterans, for Santa Claus, for workers, why not one to choose our leader for four years.
Eh, again, maybe it’s just me.