Those of you who know me know that I am very politically active. I told myself since i was in middle school that the first time I would vote would be in a Presidential Election. I was only 17 back in 2000, so this is my inaugural year of voting. I cast my first vote back in March during the Presidential primary, and proudly wore my "I voted" sticker on campus at ULV. Unfortunately, I saw very few of my peers voting.

Here is a quick glance at the tendencies of the states in the union:


For those who may not remember, Bush won the election in 2000 based on 537 votes in Florida. There are approximately 1500 students on my campus at school, and I would guess that there are at least 537 of them who are not registered to vote. In fact, only 36% of eligible citizens between the ages of 18-25 voted in 2000. That means that at ULV, there are probably only 540 REGISTERED voters!

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr once said “Those who love peace must learn to organize as well as those who love war.” I personally am not happy with the war in Iraq right now, and am working hard to make this statement ring true. I ask my fellow myspace friends to help me out with this as well. If you are not registered, PLEASE REGISTER! The process can take a few weeks to happen, and there are only 4 months left! If you are registered, please try to find 3-5 more eligible citizens in society to register. Whether these people are family, friends, or just random people at the grocery store, get the people out to the polls this year. We are very lucky to enjoy a democracy, I consider it a duty to our country to excercise our right to vote.

I won't impose my own political views on anyone, those of you who know me well enough know how I feel. I firmly believe that if enough people ESPECIALLY my peers come out to vote, the change that I support will happen. Therefore, all I am asking is to register to vote.