This was the first time I could vote in a presidential election.
I didn't vote today.
It would have been easy enough for me to get an absentee ballot or to drive home for the day to vote at my polling place.
But I couldn't, in good conscience, have voted for either candidate.
And I won't regret this decision.
I live in Indiana. My vote, either direction, wouldn't have mattered much.
Romney seems to be taking the state.
(If that's the case, it's interesting that Joe Donnelly is currently ahead in the Senate race.)
My responsibility is to pray for our leaders, whoever they are.
If the President keeps his job, I will pray for him.
If Mitt Romney takes over, I will pray for him.
I'm watching Huffington Post coverage online, and keeping track of the AP map.
It's strange to not be with my parents and to not be coloring a map of the country to turn into my Social Studies teacher tomorrow.
It's going to be a close race.
I don't think we'll have a final answer for a couple days.
I'm a little bit proud that I didn't vote.
And I love thinking that I might be living in a different country for the next election.
Good night, readers.
Have a great Election Night!
I didn't vote today.
It would have been easy enough for me to get an absentee ballot or to drive home for the day to vote at my polling place.
But I couldn't, in good conscience, have voted for either candidate.
And I won't regret this decision.
I live in Indiana. My vote, either direction, wouldn't have mattered much.
Romney seems to be taking the state.
(If that's the case, it's interesting that Joe Donnelly is currently ahead in the Senate race.)
My responsibility is to pray for our leaders, whoever they are.
If the President keeps his job, I will pray for him.
If Mitt Romney takes over, I will pray for him.
I'm watching Huffington Post coverage online, and keeping track of the AP map.
It's strange to not be with my parents and to not be coloring a map of the country to turn into my Social Studies teacher tomorrow.
It's going to be a close race.
I don't think we'll have a final answer for a couple days.
I'm a little bit proud that I didn't vote.
And I love thinking that I might be living in a different country for the next election.
Good night, readers.
Have a great Election Night!
2 comments:
Keep in mind that there are other options. Never limit yourself to just the two main parties: they aren't that different anyway in the way that they both move us toward larger government and less personal freedom.
And yeah, refusing to vote totally does justice to the many who died to secure and preserve your right to vote, even my brothers dying this week overseas. :-/
My decision to not vote wasn't based on apathy or ignorance to the significance of a presidential election. It was based on how much I do care, and the fact that I know an educated vote is important. I know most about the two main party candidates, and my knowledge of them gives me plenty of reasons to not vote for either of them. But my blog isn't a place where I voice these opinions. There are enough people writing political posts, and I don't want to add to those voices in a way that isn't helpful.
Who died to secure the women's vote? Is it really being threatened right now? I didn't think we were defending American freedoms so much as preventing further attacks on our land.
You know I'm thankful for those who have sacrificed their lives to protect mine, so don't think that I'm minimizing it. But I get to choose whether or not I exercise my rights. And this isn't one that I felt confident/comfortable to exercise in this election.
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