As my mom used to say ... "going to hell in a hand basket"

I'm not exactly sure what that means but as I watch the news this evening and hear that only 10% of Houston's registered voters turned out for the elections, it's exactly what I thought about Americans. Once again, I can't help the overwhelming feeling that we are SO lame.... Democracy and the process of democracy is a privilege. Don't all the other citizens of this country get it?? Voting and being a part of the elections is a privilege people!! Get out there and let your freakin' voices be heard!! I'm so sick of the people who whine about this and that with elected officials, government and what they don't like and then don't even bother to get off their asses to go vote! And for all you ladies out there, let's not forget the passage of the nineteenth amendment allowing us the right to vote was less than 100 years ago!! (1920 to be exact!) African Americans were granted this wonderful right in 1870. (Thank you to Google for helping me get my dates right!!) This is not only a privilege but a something that people fought long and hard for! GEEZ!!!

Sorry, but it's really angering to me. There are people who literally die for the chance to get to this country to enjoy the freedoms that we so willingly brush aside like it's no big deal. We drown these people in paperwork, charge them out the wazhoo and require that they know WAY more about American history than any actual Americans know and yet they would die to be here. I bet they would all go vote and not whine one bit about it or panic because if they register to vote they might, oh my God, be called for jury duty!!!! Oh Lord, not that!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on Americans!! It's time to participate in this wonderful experiement called Democracy! It's not a perfect system or even close to it. I, myself, have often wondered what life would be like in the "neutral expanse" of Canada or Switzerland. We have alot of change that is going to require people to finally get out of their recliners, out from in front of the boob tube, have some serious open discussion, choose some sides and then act on it. Part of "acting on it" is to vote people. We have serious problems in this country and we need serious citizens to handle them, lest we let our country "go to hell in a hand basket"...