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Make Democracy Happen in Your Own Living Room

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Greetings troll drops readers! I just wanted to share with you some thoughts I had yesterday while in my living room. I pulled my ballot out of the mail and sat down to caste my first ever vote for president of the United States. I also voted for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, house representatives, superior court justices in the state of Washington, and several other important government positions. That is when it happened. That is when I realized what I had just done I made democracy happen.

If you have ever taken a US history course, or just about any political science course, you know that the professor, the text, and even your fellow students try to convince you that democracy is this big figment of the imagination we Americans have. THEY ARE WRONG. By casting and mailing in my ballot I have just exercised my constitutional right as an American citizen and performed my civic duty. I have just contributed to the American way of life with one simple sweep of the pen. No matter your politics, no matter your age, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation, you can make democracy happen by performing the same simple act I did that holds so much weight for the future of our nation. Vote. Make democracy happen in the comfort of your own living room.

Voting: It’s What’s for Dinner

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We see tracking polls by the bushel—all varying in accuracy and results. Yet a common theme among them is that the pollsters must make a decision about who is likely to vote. Will more youth vote this time? What about seniors? Independents? The sad thing is that nobody is entirely sure who will vote come election time.


I’ve never understood this. Why people would choose not to vote.


Excuses in the past have always included from ”My vote doesn’t matter” to “I didn’t have time to go to the poll station.” But our last gubernatorial race was decided by 129 votes statewide, and your ballot was mailed to you and is probably sitting on your kitchen counter unopened and ignored. I don’t care who you vote for, but open your ballot, sit down with your voters guide, and start serving as a citizen instead of a disinterested bystander.


Maybe you don’t know who to pick for that judicial or PUD race. That’s okay. Because I bet you know who you might want to pick for President, Governor, or Representative. Even if your candidate doesn’t win, your vote was not wasted. You were part of the political process, and your voice was still heard. Take ownership in your country.


And congratulations, you now have a right to say, “Well, I didn’t vote for them.”