VOTE!!!

VOTE!!!

It's election time again...I love having the privilege to vote!  I will never understand those that don't exercise their right to vote...many men and women have died for us to have that right and I don't feel we should take it lightly!  With that being said, it's times like this when I really miss my dad even more than usual...he was great a talking politics and candidates and always making me think!  We would usually talk quite a bit about the candidates and the happenings in the world.  He wasn't afraid to go against the grain and speak his opinion...loved that about him.  So as much as I love this time of year and this amazing privilege I have, it's bittersweet.  I miss my dad!  I miss my dad!  Did I mention that I miss my dad? 

Since he's not here to talk all this through I've been going over things in my mind...and here goes...

First of all, go vote!  I hope it's an educated vote!

Second, I don't even know where to begin on how things are in this great world we live in but I do know this...I want less government and more people to take action for their own lives!  I'm pretty much a live and let live kinda girl.  You take care of your business and I'll take care of mine, I'm sure it won't be done the same way but that's ok.  We all can't be the same!!!  That's right, we all can't be the same!  When did it become an acceptable thought process that we should all be, have, do the same???  Why should I pay more in taxes if I'm willing to work more, take more risks?  Why should all kids learn the same way and test the same way?  Why should my thoughts or your thoughts be the only right thoughts?  Why should my 2nd Amendment be taken away because guns scare you? Why should I have to take a drug test to get paid for a job and those that don't have a job but are getting money (tax dollars) don't have to take a drug test?  And why can't we disagree?  You know the saying, "Agree to disagree"!  Isn't that what makes America great?  Diversity! 

I highly suggest watching the movie, The Giver!  And Idiocracy!  These will make you think!  And maybe outside the box!

I'll leave my politics at that...even though I have way more thoughts!  My main point is to VOTE!!!  Educate yourself and think about how you want things to go in the future and VOTE!!!  If for no other reason, think about our current military serving over seas in other countries that have no rights to VOTE, so that we may have this awesome right to VOTE!!!  I heard my dad say many many times to people of opposing view points from him to VOTE!  

My last thought...THERE IS NOTHING FREE!!!  When people say I got free tuition or free food or whatever it is free...it's not free!  Someone somewhere has paid for it!  The government is funded by the people's tax dollars...and just look at your pay stub to see how much the government takes!  As my dad used to say, "Ain't nothin free!"