If you are planning on leaving America, PLEASE stay registered to vote! [View All]

[bluestateguy]

I used to be critical of those who said they would leave the US if Bush won (or stole another election), but I've had some time to reconsider now. I will stay for one more presidential election, but if another neo-con wins in 2008, I too may have to make plans to leave for awhile. For now, however, I will stay and fight for my country. But I have a request for those of you who have chosen to leave.

I can respect and understand someone's decision to leave America(but not agree with it), so long as he or she expends the minor effort necessary to cast an absentee Democratic ballot on election day every other year. I don't think that's asking much, and the neo-cons policy goals have consequences for the whole world, not just America. As long as one is eligible to vote in American elections, he or she owes it to the world to keep these people out of power.