So I went to vote today and let me say, it was a complete waste of my time. And I don't mean to imply that my vote counted for nothing, I am SAYING it loud and clear.
Just found out that I live in the county not the City of Charlotte. Well, I kinda knew that because of the trash pick up and all but get this... I can't vote for city council or mayor because I am only a county resident. I was only able to vote on school board for my district and two money referendums. I'm not kidding. My ballot had three effing questions on it and when I cast (Guessed) at those three questions, it politely said thank you and I was finished.
So I called the lady who was monitoring the booths over and asked her why I hadn't been asked about mayor and whatnot, and that's when she told me, I'm not allowed to vote for the mayor or the city council.
I have to live with the choices that the residents of the city make but I'm not allowed to have any input in it.
This, right here is why people don't vote. People are always squawking in my ear that voting counts. It may not be the first vote and it may not be the last vote but it counts. Go do your civic duty, go cast your ballot and when you finally give in and go out with the mentality that you are going to help, you are going to do the right thing, someone then tells you that you aren't allowed to vote????
Sorry but fuck that! In order to vote for the mayor or the city council that will pass laws and govern the way I live here, I have to move my home? But if I choose not to move my home to the actual city, I have to live with the choices that the city dwellers made for me???
I'm kinda pissed. I should not blog when I'm pissed, but I'm fucking pissed off. That made no freaking sense at all...
