Regular readers of my blog, "After Midnight", know that I try to keep things light. Unfortunately, this post's topic, layoffs in many American industries, doesn't lend itself to a humorous take. I look at how things seem to be getting better, no

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It irks me when so many people complain about the quality and actions of our government. They don’t realize that they elected this fellow into office. Sure, it’s a little more complex than that, but my point is that you had better vote if you’re going to complain about it later.

I wonder if things would be different if voting was mandatory

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This Saturday, Facebook is co-sponsoring back to back debates on ABC. They come after the CNN/YouTube debates (which were highly successful and entertaining in my opinion).

Everyone knows that candidates circumvent issues so as to appear likable in all respects, but no one has had the opportunity to ask a pointed question and then say, “He

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In the last Presidential election apathy was the order of the day. Many people saw their vote as almost meaningless. They refused to go to the poles. Excuses ranged from having no time to claiming the state they lived in always went to the other sid

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It’s that time of year again when people everywhere ask me who I’m voting for and I reply with three little words: I don’t vote.

That’s the point I normally hear the other person say, “What?! You don’t vote? Not voting is the worst thing you can do! Apathy breaks Democracy. If you don’t vote, you have no right to complain ab

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I've come to the conclusion that our system is broken. Our judicial system, where our focus is as a culture, and our use of useless currency isn't working the way we intended it.
In this blog, I discuss a plethora of topics, one leading from another, and what it comes down to is an argument as to whether we should allow pa

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How often are our election outcomes actually decided by the news coverage of election polls? Are they really adding any value or do they just impact voter turnout. I personally think we would be better off if polls didn't receive so much focus during election times. I know they have a value for the candidates so they can gu

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Not only is it important to vote for many reasons, it is important to vote for the freebies that are available this year..............

Make sure to take your "I Voted" sticker to these stores to get your freebies. Take advantage of the freebies at stores like Starbucks this year...

There is an entire day worth of freebi

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