Thinkin' Thursday - Rock The Vote

Soooooooooo. What to say, what to say? Let's see, I could do me some thinkin' about a certain topic very much in the spotlight at the moment. Hmmmmmm. Been there done that. If you need a refresher, click here. I will say this. Hmmmm. Maybe I won't say it. Man. I don't know. People aren't going to like it. You know what, what the hey? It's my blog. AGHGHGHGHG! It's pretty deep and......sigh......(chewin' on the fingernail)..........you can't tell, but I have been sitting here for about 10 minutes trying to decided if I want to say it or not. (more time goes by)(a lot more time goes by, accompanied by a lot of talking to one's self)

Sooooo, moving on to other subjects.

I want to talk about the American voting system. I don't like it. I think it is unfair. I think it is unfair that one persons vote is not equal to another persons, just because they live in differing states. I live in a republican state. Which, sure, that's great, I'm a republican and I know that the person I am voting for is going to get the electoral vote for my state. With the last election I tried to make it ok in my mind by saying that I was glad that the republican nominee was able to focus his time and attention and monies on other states, because he knew he had my state in his pocket. I'm not feelin' that way right now. I want someone to feel like they have to campaign heavy and try and win my vote.

I don't think it's fair that voting rules differ from state to state either. Why can't everyone just have all the same rules? That just makes sense to me. And I think everyone should have to use the same kind of equipment to vote with. Please. What century do we live in? Would it really be that hard to get some decent voting machines distributed? (I know, tell Al to divert a little of his Global Warming profit to a "Voting Ballot Equality" cause)(I crack myself up).

And this whole Primary/Caucus thing. I don't like it either.

Let's take the Republican primaries for instance. Some states, the winner gets all the delegates. In some states, they divide them. That's not fair. That means people in one state, their vote counts more than people living in another state.

I don't even understand the entire voting process. Like really, really understand it. I try to. But there are so many.....things....I don't even know what to call them. Stuff. Why does it have to be so complicated? Am I the only one who is confused by the whole thing?

Don't even get me started on the whole superdelegate thing with the Democratic party. What the freak is that about? I have tried. Believe me. So far this is what I get out of it:

1. It doesn't matter how everyday democrats walkin' around on the street like normal people voted, because the superdelegates get to decide the democratic nominee in the end.

2. The superdelegates can vote however they want, they don't have to be the voice of the people.

3. The superdelegates can be bought.

4. If the democratic nominees are trying to "buy" votes from the superdelegates, and they make promises to these people about things they will do if elected to office, well, then, ummmm, I think that would mean that the President of the United States of America would be putting interests of these individuals above the interests of the average American citizen, and who knows what those interests are.

5. I think I heard that something like 1/2 of the superdelegates, I can't remember the exact number, are elected officials. Well, last time I checked this is what the United States Constitution said about that:

" ...but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector."

Huuump. Interesting. It all seems a little UN-Democratic to me.

Anyway. It's late. I'm tired. I really have other things I should be doing. And I am FREEZING right now. Did I tell you it snowed here today? Yeah, you heard me. I woke up to SNOW this morning. I'm goin' to get in my nice warm bed now.