[EddieMcD]

::enters thread::

Let me start by saying I have not read much in this thread beyond a couple replys. Let me also say that this will be my first election in which I can vote (insert obligatory "w00t!" here). And I had my decision nailed down between Bush and (what was most likely to be) Kerry the moment I turned 18 last October. Answer's simple: neither. I'll be voting for an Independent (although not sure which).

Gotta get to my reaons here. Reasons I'm not voting for Bush: Patriot Act (which so viloates the 4th ammendment), invading Iraq (say, where are those weapons of mass destruction?), destroying the budget (whatever happenend to that surplus?), the anti-gay wedding ammendment fiasco (I don't agree with that style of living, but they shouldn't be punished for living in the way they choose), and him destroying the space program (everybody who's taken basic science knows that you can't build a self-sustaining moon base. Now a self-sustaining Mars base...). My main beef with Kerry is that he's switched his position so many times. There are other things (including increasing gas prices, and the fact that other than his campaign, he hasn't been doing much of anything lately), but I won't go into too much detail. Essentially, Kerry is evil, just not as much.

Now, given only those two choices, I'd take Kerry, only because he is that lesser of two evils. My point in this argument though is that is not the case. I can vote independent. Granted, Kerry will most likely win Rhode Island (we haven't voted Republican since Carter). And let's face it, one vote means nothing. It's the voice behind that vote that counts. That's the whole point of this thread. I'd suggest using it a lot if you want any actual change.

Summing up: Independents are always an option, all polititians are evil, and VOTE no matter what.

Keep flying,
-Eddie

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