I stayed up late tonight because I wanted to see who won the New Hampshire primaries (and watch “The” I mean “A Daily Show” & “The Colbert Report”). Now I’m not going to say who I am rooting for but I do want change (every candidate both republican and democrat are touting that word) and I vote but after hearing that only a little over 10% of the Iowa voters went to the caucus’s it made me wonder how many people in the US vote. According to this web site http://www.accuratedemocracy.com/d_datac.htm only about 50% of eligible US voters vote.

I love my country but I’m not happy with the direction its leaders are taking it and with my vote and my voice I am letting them know how I feel. I know that my one voice means little but then just one cicada isn’t all that bad but every 17 years when they all lift their voice you can’t help but hear them. We Americans have an opportunity every 2 years to let our voices be heard, we can choose to be quiet or we can let our elected officials know how we want to be lead. Folks get off your butts and vote.

Some other sites that give world wide voting stats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout

http://www.idea.int/vt/survey/voter_turnout_pop2.cfm

This site tells you how to get up with your congressmen and what they are voting on

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/