Late Shift
I like my job. Both of them, actually. My first starts at 1pm, and the second one starts whenever I feel like going. Usually 8:30pm, but tonight: 12:00am! So now it's 1:30am and time for a shower. Tomorrow is big: banking, shopping, packing, boot-polishing, and a haircut (in addition to other random assorted things) in preparation for my trip to Berlin.
I've been talking with friends about my political outlook. And I do think that not voting can be construed as apathy or laziness. But I do not go as far as to say that voting is a civic duty. It is part of a political system (one which has major flaws - believe it or not, folks); and that political system does not require its citizens to vote. It's a privilege, to be sure; and the privilege is extended to all. I appreciate that. I am thankful for that. But that doesn't obligate me to vote.
It's alot like the second amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Does having the right to keep and bear arms require me to do so? No; it's a choice of conscience. Personally, if I had the money, I would be bearing arms as we speak (naturally, being a college kid, I am so broke I can no longer pay attention).
I've been talking with friends about my political outlook. And I do think that not voting can be construed as apathy or laziness. But I do not go as far as to say that voting is a civic duty. It is part of a political system (one which has major flaws - believe it or not, folks); and that political system does not require its citizens to vote. It's a privilege, to be sure; and the privilege is extended to all. I appreciate that. I am thankful for that. But that doesn't obligate me to vote.
It's alot like the second amendment: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." Does having the right to keep and bear arms require me to do so? No; it's a choice of conscience. Personally, if I had the money, I would be bearing arms as we speak (naturally, being a college kid, I am so broke I can no longer pay attention).
