AMERICANS LOVE TO VOTE

We vote for:
American Idols.
Next Top Models.
Dancing With Stars.
Our Favorite M&M Color.
America's Funniest Home Video.
Even as children we vote "For" or "Against" the TRIX RABBIT.

We'll vote for just about anything! Except who should be our government REPRESENTATIVE! There are people right here in BLOG WORLD who openly spout pseudo-intellectual drivel about the "FUTILITY OF VOTING."  And how they believe our vote has no power and you (WE) are living under the illusion of freedom, rather than actually being free.

The Motto of my home state is:
Esse quam videri  It's Latin for "BEING, RATHER THAN SEEMING." I leaned that in 3rd grade History. And it has been something that I have adopted as a personal philosophy. And I have lived my life to Be, not just appear to Be.

And I could sit here and type until my fingers bleed, trying to convince you to see it differently than those Harbingers of doom and destruction. But all that would accomplish is to bore you to tears and make my fingers bleed.

Or perhaps a short history reminder. The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s wasn't about seating on the public buses, or who could use what water-fountain or public toilet. Those were tertiary to the main point. The key issue,the one that people died or went to jail for was the RIGHT TO VOTE.

On 5 July 1971, the constitution was amended to allow 18 year olds to vote. Almost overnight things began to change in America. The Viet Nam War ended in 1975. We lost that war, and swallowed our pride and openly admitted that we had overstepped our responsibility and authority by getting involved there to begin with. And do any of you recall how draconian the drug laws used to be? Simple possession of Marijuana could get you "LIFE IN PRISON" in TEXAS. I don't care what your personal view on drug use is. You have to admit Life in Prison is a pretty steep price to pay for Pot use. But now in most states it has a similar consequence to driving over the speed limit (If you have never exceeded the posted speed limit, you can scorn me now).

Prior to the summer of 1920,women in the USA were not allowed to vote. The all male congress to a vote on the matter, well they took three votes on it and somehow women got the vote (I still can't figure how men lost that vote).

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Perhaps I could use reverse psychology on you and forbid that you vote. Anyone who does not agree with me on each and every issue and candidate, or looks like someone I hate, or is shorter that 6'2" tall, is here-by forbidden to vote in any election in the USA.

But your to smart for that! But admit it. I started to get your goat.
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So here's my proposal:
Everyone who wants to run for Government Office, will be put on a REALITY TV show,with their entire family, for a minimum of 6 episodes, each. We'll call it:

"WHO WANTS TO RUN THE SHOW?"

And at the end of each episode the viewers will vote for their favorite family, until there are two families left. Then the last two families will appear in another four episodes and the viewers will decide the winner. There will be no recounts. And each phone-in vote will cost $1.00, which will be used to reduce the deficit of the state or federal budget,depending upon the race being decided.

Or you could just get involved in America, and

VOTE!