Voting

Can I just get up on a soap box for a second.... The last few days have been pretty crazy in a political sense. We just finished having what I think was the biggest most controversial election I've ever been alive for. I don't ever remember a time where SO many people have had so much to say concerning politics, and rightfully so. I believe every single person has the right to their own opinions. They have the right to think and vote in whatever way they feel best suites them. A major problem I'm seeing right now is when I hear people say "Oh, I'm not much for politics so I didn't vote, BUT I think...blah blah blah". I've had friends and family both who have done this and personally I think it's disrespectful for anyone to sit there and complain about how horrible a person will be in office, or how they think it's awful that a proposition or something passed or something didn't pass when they're not even willing to vote. That would be like me going to a potluck dinner and saying "Oh, I'm not much for making food, so I didn't bring anything BUT I think this dinner is terrible...blah blah blah"

...Ok maybe that analogy was a bit of a stretch but seriously, I don't think it's right for people to attack other people's points of view when they're not even willing to give their supporting vote on whatever side they think is right. I was extremely sad this year because I wasn't able to vote. I wanted to vote but I was stupid enough to procrastinate requesting a mail-in vote from Utah. (I couldn't get registered in California because I didn't yet have a Cali drivers license and I wasn't physically in Utah to be able to vote. I was registered in the state of Utah but because I wasn't there I couldn't vote...it's kind of hard to explain) Anyway with the move and then the baby I didn't get everything figured out in time. Does that mean I'm not allowed to have my own strong opinions about how the elections went? Heavens no. I'm allowed to think whatever I want about Obama and McCain and Proposition 8 and all of the other issues and people that were voted on. However, does it mean that I should be expressing those opinions to everyone and their dog and putting people down that think differently than I do? Absolutely not. I think it's disrespectful for anyone to do that no matter who they are. Unfortunitely I've seen a lot of people do this very thing which is sad.

Alright I feel better. Mainly I was just venting to get all of that off my chest. Kuddos to all of you who voted... I salute you!