:: Boy In Corner ::

:: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 ::

Vote, people.

<>Death is not the end.
Not by far, you see, the scars left by propositions and decisions cut by
Magician-like politicians can and will affect your children.
You say that you don’t’ care if they pass, but it’s them out there who’ll be laughing last
As bills and riders come and kick your grandkids in the ass.

<>Last call to sign up is coming up close,
After Oct. 18^th, your right to vote is toast.
Which may not seem like it’s any big thing, but think of the consequences:
Losing your right to vote.
Losing your say in choosing the people that will govern us.
Losing your right to decide what laws will pass. <>

And you may not care cuz you think nothing’s going to get better,
But the wetter you get your feet, the more you can change the news headers
Come November 3^rd. <>

But throwing away your vote is a slap in the face for all the people who created the wake
Of free speech we follow by forsaking their lives,
They died for the prize to vote on their leader, you have seen the facts in your history reader?

But this isn’t just a historical piece neither,
Cuz right now in other counties lives are being sent into the ether,
See, people are dying just to get their voice heard,
Tanks and secret police keep people scurred and deterred from speaking out
With the fear of death or arrest,
Which sometimes is more scary, cuz at least if you die you don’t have to carry
The burden of torture via dogs or electric shock, or solitary confinement.
Or finding out your new jail cell is four walls and a grate, now aren’t you glad you don’t live in a militaristic dictator state?

So please, registering to vote takes two minutes, while actually voting takes fifteen more. 17 minutes may be a lot of time, but is 17 minutes worth having a say in your future?

Is 17 minutes being able to choose who you want in office?
Is 17 minutes worth your right to free speech?
Is 17 minutes worth 4 years of regrets?
Is 17 minutes worth the policies that will effect your tuition?
Is 17 minutes worth the sacrifices made by those that have come before us?

<>We can’t tell you what to do, but we can ask you to register and vote. So please, let your voices be heard. <>

Let your voices be heard.

:: Rick Kitagawa 3:36 PM [+] ::
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