nodope0695
02-12-2008, 11:17 AM
Hello all. I'm reporting from Calvert County, Maryland. I voted at precinct 01-001, Solomons, where I am the Precinct Leader for Ron Paul.
I cast my vote for Ron Paul, and the RP Delegates here in Maryland, and it was wonderful! Afterward, I put up signs at every entrance to the parking lot, and handed out literature for four hous in the cold to voters entering the poll. I was well recieved, and even got told by a few that they liked Dr. Paul, and one lady told me she admired him. Good stuff.
The last time I voted was in 2004 where I voted for George Bush. I was voting at that time for who I believed was the "lesser of two evils." However, when I left the poll that warm day in Jacksonvile, FL, having just cast my vote for Bush, a feeling of ickyness came over me. I felt dirty, and wanted to take a shower. The feeling that I'd sold out and gone against my better judgement made me feel guilty and ashamed. You see, I only voted for Bush because I'm a republican, and I felt I had an obligation to tow the party line. How wrong I was. We all know the legacy Bush is going to leave us, and I'll not harp on that here.
But today, I had a completely different feeling coming out of that poll. Even though I voted on an evil Diebold machine, I felt my vote would be counted, and that perhaps history would be made today in Maryland. Even though outside it was 31 degrees, when I left that poll I felt warm, secure and satisfied with what our grassroots, and I had done. All the work we've put into this campaign is going to pay off. We are the beginning of a new revolution, and I am honored to be a part of it.
To all of you who have already cast you vote for Ron Paul, and to those who have yet to cast your ballots, please know that a vote for Ron Paul is not a wasted vote. The good feeling I left with and the assurance I felt having voted my true conscience was more than enough payment for the work I have done. And so it will be with you. Go with confidence that our Man is the right one, and may God bless the United States.
It was strange that all the candidates who have dropped out are still on the ballot. Even Alan Keyes was there! One would assume being a computer, they might have been able to update the ballot. Here are some pics of my vote on the Diebold machine:
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/5/c/highres_3210556.jpeg
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/5/d/highres_3210557.jpeg
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/5/e/highres_3210558.jpeg
P.S. No other presidential candidates were represented at my polling station. Only Ron Paul signs and literature!!
I cast my vote for Ron Paul, and the RP Delegates here in Maryland, and it was wonderful! Afterward, I put up signs at every entrance to the parking lot, and handed out literature for four hous in the cold to voters entering the poll. I was well recieved, and even got told by a few that they liked Dr. Paul, and one lady told me she admired him. Good stuff.
The last time I voted was in 2004 where I voted for George Bush. I was voting at that time for who I believed was the "lesser of two evils." However, when I left the poll that warm day in Jacksonvile, FL, having just cast my vote for Bush, a feeling of ickyness came over me. I felt dirty, and wanted to take a shower. The feeling that I'd sold out and gone against my better judgement made me feel guilty and ashamed. You see, I only voted for Bush because I'm a republican, and I felt I had an obligation to tow the party line. How wrong I was. We all know the legacy Bush is going to leave us, and I'll not harp on that here.
But today, I had a completely different feeling coming out of that poll. Even though I voted on an evil Diebold machine, I felt my vote would be counted, and that perhaps history would be made today in Maryland. Even though outside it was 31 degrees, when I left that poll I felt warm, secure and satisfied with what our grassroots, and I had done. All the work we've put into this campaign is going to pay off. We are the beginning of a new revolution, and I am honored to be a part of it.
To all of you who have already cast you vote for Ron Paul, and to those who have yet to cast your ballots, please know that a vote for Ron Paul is not a wasted vote. The good feeling I left with and the assurance I felt having voted my true conscience was more than enough payment for the work I have done. And so it will be with you. Go with confidence that our Man is the right one, and may God bless the United States.
It was strange that all the candidates who have dropped out are still on the ballot. Even Alan Keyes was there! One would assume being a computer, they might have been able to update the ballot. Here are some pics of my vote on the Diebold machine:
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/5/c/highres_3210556.jpeg
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/5/d/highres_3210557.jpeg
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/7/5/e/highres_3210558.jpeg
P.S. No other presidential candidates were represented at my polling station. Only Ron Paul signs and literature!!