Called to Vote

I've been answering the phone lately with "Thank you for calling, we've already decided how we're voting. How may we help you?". Many calls from politicians, both recorded and live. Today when we returned from voting, I answered "Thank you for calling, we have already cast our votes. How may we help you?" *chuckle* Amazing number of hangup calls this past week... *snicker*

Favorite prerecorded call was this morning from Doug Harpool. He said hello, stated that he was running for office in Springfield, and urged the listener to get out and vote. I really like that he didn't ask folks to vote for him directly, that he just said to vote. Something honorable in that.

Of course I think that all politicians should be held to the same rules as telemarketers. There's a no-call list for a reason, right? Motivation is good, but I heard folks from both sides of the vote saying that if the election weren't so important to them, they would have stayed home just to spite the politicians who refused to stop calling, so I know I'm not the only one who feels this way. *sigh*

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The parking lot has never been full at our polling station, and there has never been a line. We had both this time. It was amazing. We brought in "cheater cards" with us this time so that we wouldn't forget who we had planned on voting for, and what we were going to vote on the issues. (It's a really good habit to get into). Ladybug ruined my first ballot. See, I usually let her vote for me (making the marks, punching the holes, etc) and she lost control of the pen, so I made her sit down with Keebler and Littlebit where the girls decided it would be great fun to talk loudly and goof off, driving poor Keeb bats. I messed up my second ballot myself by marking the wrong spot on one of the questions, but my third ballot was okay! *sheepish grin*

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