so another election day has come and gone in canada, with another minority government; this time a stronger conservative minority. i can’t say that i’m surprised. in fact, i’m bored to tears by it. in my own riding of vancouver center, hedy fry won by five thousand votes. she’s held this riding since 1993 for the liberals, so short of some sort of internship sex scandal, it's not like it was going to change up any time soon. actually, that’s a red herring: there are no sex scandals in canadian politics. at least not many. oh how i long for some mp to be caught in a public bathroom with an undercover cop soliciting sex. sigh.
at any rate, i have to say i really do enjoy the voting process. the voting line is the only line up that i enjoy waiting in. there’s a positive feeling of exhuberance every time i vote. i can’t help it. exercising my right to vote is something i value greatly. i couldn’t imagine not being able to vote, to not have a voice.
that being said, voter turnout is supposed to be the lowest ever this time out. in the past, this sort of thing would bother me. i always felt it was one’s civic duty to be active in politics, to be engaged, to be involved and educate oneself on the issues. but after spending so much time working with people in the finance industry, i’ve decided that some people are just too stupid to be allowed to vote. if you are not capable of grasping the issues, or just too lazy, or if you can’t be bothered to care, then the best thing you can do for the country is to stay home on voting night. i’d much rather have ten percent of the voting population vote with confidence and insight, than ninety percent of the voting population vote out of ignorance.
on a related issue, there were some problems with the new identification procedures for voters. apparently it’s too difficult to have proper identification when going to vote that shows your current address. people are whining about this. really? i carry two pieces of id with me every where i go, with everything updated accordingly. it’s 2008 for crying out loud. there is no place for ignorance like that, especially since proper identification has been advertised in the mail, on television, on radio, on the internet, and in the papers for weeks now. some people were apparently turned away from the voting booth because of this. i suppose it does seem a bit harsh, but the reality is, you can’t even rent a video without first showing proper id. what makes you think you can vote without it?
sometimes the level of stupidity is overwhelming. and i for one am thankful for those who chose not to vote because of ignorance or apathy. because at the end of the day, voting is a right, and you have the right not to vote if you don’t want to. and if that’s the case, so be it, because the country will be better off for it.
at any rate, i have to say i really do enjoy the voting process. the voting line is the only line up that i enjoy waiting in. there’s a positive feeling of exhuberance every time i vote. i can’t help it. exercising my right to vote is something i value greatly. i couldn’t imagine not being able to vote, to not have a voice.
that being said, voter turnout is supposed to be the lowest ever this time out. in the past, this sort of thing would bother me. i always felt it was one’s civic duty to be active in politics, to be engaged, to be involved and educate oneself on the issues. but after spending so much time working with people in the finance industry, i’ve decided that some people are just too stupid to be allowed to vote. if you are not capable of grasping the issues, or just too lazy, or if you can’t be bothered to care, then the best thing you can do for the country is to stay home on voting night. i’d much rather have ten percent of the voting population vote with confidence and insight, than ninety percent of the voting population vote out of ignorance.
on a related issue, there were some problems with the new identification procedures for voters. apparently it’s too difficult to have proper identification when going to vote that shows your current address. people are whining about this. really? i carry two pieces of id with me every where i go, with everything updated accordingly. it’s 2008 for crying out loud. there is no place for ignorance like that, especially since proper identification has been advertised in the mail, on television, on radio, on the internet, and in the papers for weeks now. some people were apparently turned away from the voting booth because of this. i suppose it does seem a bit harsh, but the reality is, you can’t even rent a video without first showing proper id. what makes you think you can vote without it?
sometimes the level of stupidity is overwhelming. and i for one am thankful for those who chose not to vote because of ignorance or apathy. because at the end of the day, voting is a right, and you have the right not to vote if you don’t want to. and if that’s the case, so be it, because the country will be better off for it.
now that we have the tiresome canadian election out of the way, i can now focus back on the american election. bring on the conservative nut jobs, old man foibles, and moose-gutting milfs! america, oh how i missed you so!
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