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LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts)
Mon Jan 9, 2017, 10:55 PM Jan 2017

So, you think you voted?

...Now, as you watch the country go down the drain in the wake of Trump’s election, you can at least rest assured that in discharging your duty as a voter you did all you could to make things turn out better.

Or did you?

To be sure, the right to vote is a cornerstone of our democracy, and exercising that right is a vital part of being a good citizen. But voting isn’t our only important political right, and casting your ballot isn’t the only way to participate in the democratic process. In an age when elections are dominated by a two-party system soaked in super-PAC cash, one could argue that voting isn't even our most important right.

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/8/1618210/-So-you-think-you-voted
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So, you think you voted? (Original Post) LaydeeBug Jan 2017 OP
I did my duty as a voter, not only in presidential elections but also the smallest Thinkingabout Jan 2017 #1
I've never missed an election either...and this one was *off* LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #2
I think I missed 1 MFM008 Jan 2017 #3
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