Put Up or Shut Up

Now's your chance to put your money where your mouth is. The Primaries' vote is tomorrow, June 8th.

We just finished the Memorial Day weekend where we honored our fallen military. These men and women fought -- and died -- so that we could keep the freedoms that we have. There is no better way to honor our military dead than to vote.

Women: listen up! You weren't allowed to vote in an election until August 26, 1920 -- 89 years ago -- with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. I know living people who are 89 years old! That's how recent an event getting the vote for women occurred.

If you're 18, go to the polls and vote! You can take your cell phone with you! You won't miss out on a thing!

California residents are especially lax when it comes to voting -- in the 2009 Special Election the voter turnout was a palty 28.40% -- out of 17,153,012 people!

If you feel smug and think to yourself, "Well I'm an activist; I forwarded that petition about so-and-so/such-and-such" think again. Online, eletronic petitions are worthless. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: a genuine petition requires that you print your name, sign your name and put down your mailing address. So don't send me any more of the damned things! And that includes you, Mr. Indy (Andy Granitelli.)

The polls are open (in California) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You have a full 12 hours to get your fanny into a booth and VOTE! Remember: you don't get to complain about politicians UNLESS you voted. Go -- do the right thing.