I Voted...

And you should too...

I'm tired of hearing "my vote doesn't matter" or "One vote doesn't make a difference."

That is a lazy-ass excuse for not wanting to vote. If you don't want to vote, don't cop any excuse other than you don't want to.

As for one vote not mattering, here are some examples when one vote did. If you want a specific example of one vote mattering from a common citizen in the US, pay attention to 1962, 1992 and 1999.

1645, ONE VOTE gave control of England to Oliver Cromwell

1649, ONE VOTE approved the beheading of Kings Charles I

1714, ONE VOTE placed King George I on the throne of England and restored the monarchy

1800, ONE VOTE prevented Aaron Burr from becoming the U.S. President

1824, ONE VOTE in the House of Representatives defeated front runner Andrew Jackson and elected John Quincy Adams as the nation's 6th president

1845, ONE VOTE brought Texas into the United States

1846, ONE VOTE in the U.S. Senate approved President Polk's request for a Declaration of War against Mexico

1850, ONE VOTE admitted California to the union

1859, ONE VOTE admitted Oregon to the union

1868, ONE VOTE saved President Andrew Johnson from Impeachment

1875, ONE VOTE ended the monarchy in France for a voting democracy

1876, ONE VOTE made Rutherford B. Hayes a United States President

1876, ONE VOTE elected the Indiana Electoral College member who voted for Hayes

1889, ONE VOTE admitted Washington to the union

1890, ONE VOTE admitted Idaho to the union

1923, ONE VOTE placed Adolph Hitler as the leader of the Nazi Party

1941, ONE VOTE kept the military draft operational just weeks before Pearl Harbor

1962, ONE VOTE per precint elected the governors of Maine, Rhode Island, and North Dakota

1992, ONE VOTE selected a member of the Town Council of Trinity, AL

1992, ONE VOTE decided the final member of the Selma, AL City Council

1999, ONE VOTE elected a city council candidate in a city election in Hillsborough County, Florida

Consider further how decisions that change history are determined by just a few:

1788, THREE VOTES, ratified the U.S. Constitution in New York

1790, TWO VOTES, gave Rhode Island’s ratification of the U.S. Constitution, making it approved in all 13 states

1960, ONE VOTE changed in each precinct would have defeated John Kennedy

1976, ONE VOTE changed in each Ohio precinct would have elected Gerald Ford and not Jimmy Carter

Scooter has Skated...

I can't take credit for the Tag Line "Scooter has Skated..." the wife came up with that.

I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted on March 6, 2007 of four counts of perjury, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to FBI investigators.

George W. Bush, has determined that his 30 month jail sentence was just too harsh for these actions, so he commuted the jail time of the sentence, but left the $250,000 fine, and probation.

So, let me get this straight... For the record, our legal system is NOT supposed to be one of retribution, but one of deterence and rehabiliation. So... The idea is to make the possible sentences be such that nobody would want to commit the crime in the first place, and should they commit said crime, to change their thinking/behavior such that they won't do it again.

So... that being said, what The Great and Powerful George W. Bush is really saying, is that spending 30 months in jail, paying a $250,000 fine and having 2 years of probation is just to much for what he did.

Let's revisit what he did (supposedly). He commited perjury, obstructed the justice system, lied to the FBI (, and covered the VP's ass.)

Yep, I suppose having to spend 30 months in prison for covering the VP's ass, is just a little too harsh.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Libby just got a job with Halliburton along with a $250,000 signing bonus.

I am, however, surprised that Scooter didn't just get an outright pardon.

Teamwork

Sorry... I'll try to get back to my Monday postings...


Pretty much how I view the Bush Administration.