please get out and vote!
make our great-grannies proud - they fought hard for this right, don't throw it away.

copied from another site i frequent:

'Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.'
-- A psyciatrist testifying at the trial of suffragist women in ~1917.

HOW QUICKLY WE FORGET ....IF WE EVER KNEW ..... WHY WOMEN SHOULD VOTE

This is the story of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers;
they lived only 90 years ago.

Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted
the right to go to the polls and vote.

The women were innocent and defenseless, but they were jailed
nonetheless for picketing the White House, carrying signs asking
for the vote.

And by the end of the night, they were barely alive.

Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing
went on a rampage against the 33 women wrongly convicted of
'obstructing sidewalk traffic.'

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/prisoners.pdf

Up until a few years ago, I never voted. It wasn't until someone said to me during conversation, "did you vote", to which I replied "no." My friend then said, "well, what gives you the right to complain, then?". It's true. If you don't vote, you have given up your right to complain about what the government is doing.

I understand where people are coming from. It is hard to feel informed when most of our television networks are American and all we here about is there election. I do encourage everyone to Vote. The simple act of marking a ballot tells our leaders what we think about decisions that affect our lives, such as how much taxation we think is fair or what issues (such as health care, child care, or the environment) we think are most important.

By participating in an election and by expressing our point of view, we help our society work. By agreeing or disagreeing with our leaders we show that the political system can accept differing points of view and can resolve them. By not voting, we break the connection between individual Canadians and their community.

Voting helps to safeguard our freedoms. A democratic community can only survive if its citizens see participation in the political process as a duty and a responsibility.

I admit I am bias to one party but feel I can summarize most of the stances taken by the leading parties without showing my bias. If you have questions on anything please feel free to contact me. I really hope that more people vote this year and would love to help out (even if it's not for my choice).

I always vote.

Its very important to do.

:)