down with democracy!!

I can't believe how hard the government makes everything. I just want to vote. I know I'm a foreigner from Québec in this province but I do deserve to vote. When have I ever needed to prove where I lived? I need proof now. "A hydro bill...something like that with your address on it."

Is it me or has that never been the case up until a few years ago? Apparently they even require that information when you ARE registered to vote. Is there some bandit stealing people's identities for the sole pupose of voting in their place? Why has the government made it more difficult? Is it just the inevitable stranglehold of beaurocracy befuddling the volunteer workers for Elections Canada or has there been a decision made at some meeting in some boardroom that this is somehow advanced security. In the information age should it be this goddamned difficult for me to vote? Why the fuck has Bill Gates or some other techno hotshot come up with some computer-programmy-thingy to faciiltate the process for all of us?


Obviously it won't be ME at the helm of any technological conferences anytime soon, but why shouldn't it be easier to vote if that's what democracy truly means?


Or is it in the government's best interest to keep us in the trance of the mundane, fill our bellies full of TV and commerce and fast food.

Little too Bolshevik for ya? Just wanna go back to smoking your joint in front of your 800th viewing of a Family Guy episode or is there maybe room for you in this country's voting public?

Even though they will make it hard, I am still going to register and vote. I know this time, I am voting strategically because I'm not a huge fan of the leader of the party. And no, it's not Stéphane Dion, but his awkardness will go down,unparraleled, in Canadian history.

And it goes without saying that someone who supports the CBC, the arts and working families will never vote for Stephen "Children of the Corn eyes" Harper.


SIGH.


I wish you'd hit the road Jack, but you are the only horse I would bet against Harper in this thing.

Play ball.