Our sample ballots arrived Monday. After reading through them the first time, I see only one item that will get a yes vote, one moving California Legislature term limits down to 12 years from 14 years. Other than that, I see a lot of voting no and against the incumbent. Unfortunately I live in a seriously Blue county, so my vote against Feinstein will be more or less spitting into the wind. Still, not participating allows those who would rule over you to remove the right because nobody participates. I have always felt that if you fail to participate in this process, you have no right to complain about the outcome. So I continue to vote against people like Feinstein and Supervisor Ken Yeager (Mr Anti-Happy Meal Toy. But wait...) despite not having a chance to change their re-election. Yeager ran unopposed last time, which I think is a shame.
I found this map to be really interesting, especially since the tantrums thrown by the OWS group claim to be representing the the many vs the few rich despots. Note how much red is involved as opposed to the blue. Note where all of the blue is located to see exactly how much of the country actually elected our president. Obama lost most of the counties in the country, but won specific counties with high population counts. Food for thought to those of you who live in those areas and don't vote.
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