November 4, 2006
VOTE OR DON'T VOTE? THIS SITE WON'T HELP YOU DECIDE
I just took a quiz that was supposed to help me self-select whether I'm informed enough to vote in Tuesday's election. My results:
According to the results of my test, I "should definitely vote" (I scored 342 out of 350 possible points, or 97.71 percent). The only question I missed--in case anyone's interested in taking the test and comparing scores--was #53, which cost me eight points.
DontVote.org was started by Internet entrepreneur Philip Ferreira to combat the "Get out the Vote" movement that he says is pushed by organizations that would like to increase the number of uneducated voters to help their cause. According to the site, DontVote.org encourages people to vote, but only after they have educated themselves on the policies and individuals for which they are voting.
That being said, I do not agree with how DontVote.org goes about testing one's ability to know enough to vote. Wanna see why? Take dontvote.org's test for yourself.
While dontvote.org may be well and good for the MySpace crowd, a much better site is the AARP's DontVote.com (that's dot com, not org), where you can select your respective state and receive information on state and national races, find districts, and register to vote. Additionally, visitors to DontVote.com can view the AARP Votersí Guide, which presents national, state, and local candidatesí unedited responses on key issues.
Posted by Mikal at November 4, 2006 12:04 PM
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Here is the real question I think people need to ask themselves. If you are a staunch member of a political party, how bad does the candidate for your party have to get before you will vote across party lines.
Do you have the guts to vote for the best man for the position over their political affiliations?
One more thing... It's always more important to vote no matter what. Even if you have no knowledge about what you are voting on. Because it helps you understand and motive you to become more involved next time. Any short term damage you may have done by yor un-informed voting is offset by the long term dedication you will acquire to informed voting. There really is no good excuse for not voting.
Excellent post. I found yours while researching mine:
lordandrei.livejournal.com/484700.(add 4 letter ending for web page here)
(You're comment system doesn't like me listing web page extensions)
