I voted for Obama today!

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 8:28 AM PDT

2008/10/15 · 08:28

(OK--This turned out to be longer than I expected. Sorry for length!)

In junior high school, I remember a history teacher telling us that Hitler won an election by a single vote. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure if that's even true; however, that has always stuck with me and I have always felt, even as a teenager, that voting is incredibly important.

Having said that, I've also felt for many years that as a young person, my vote wouldn't mean much because mostly older folks vote and they tend to be more conservative, and I know most folks in my age group have felt the same, so those of us that did vote wouldn't be enough to do much good. This is something I have personally observed--at least until this year. At least, until Obama came along! Now I kind of think that young voters will be what makes the election. So, I didnt' end up getting the energy together to vote in the last presidential election.

I was going to vote for Kerry last time, but didn't make it to my polling location because I just couldn't get myself motivated to walk to it. I've always felt guilty about not voting that time..I hated Bush and co. at that point because of the war, and the Patriot act, etc. and I really wanted him out of there. I was about 21 for the last election, so it's my age group that is over there fighting.

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This year I

28 votes Vote Now!

This year I

Voted early and voted for Obama/Biden!

14 votes

Am going to vote early for Obama/Biden!

10 votes

Voted early for the Boris/Natasha ticket

0 votes

Am going to vote early for the Boris/Natasha ticket

0 votes

Think voting is for losers

1 vote

voted/am voting for pie

3 votes

American citizen in US Mil. Brig denied rights.

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Tuesday October 07, 2008 · 3:17 PM PDT

2008/10/07 · 15:17

If this is a duplicate, I apologize and will delete.

AP has just posted a horrible story about the treatement an American citizen, Yaser Esam Hamdi, who was held in a military brig inside the US recieved during his interment. Hamdi is no longer held there, but the treatment received is in direct violation of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.

The ACLU obtained documents regarding this prisoner and a few others, and the information is incredibly frightening.

Full article is here; more below the fold.

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