Think of all the government shenanigans—those annoying decisions that leave you scratching your head. “Seagull, do you mean things like the Branson Hollister Library Tax?” “That’s an excellent example of a local issue. Forty votes was all it took to impose millions of dollars in real estate and personal property taxes on thousands of residents within those school districts.”
Both those who went to the polls and those who didn’t will see the impact of their “vote” or “failure to vote” on their real estate and personal property tax bills. Some will not be happy with what they see, but they have only themselves to blame, particularly if they were among those who did not take the time to vote on the issue.
A local library tax is one thing, but the result is the same in state and national elections, except the stakes are much higher.
There’s nothing more infuriating to an Ole Seagull than hearing someone claim they don’t vote because it doesn’t make a difference. It’s as if they’re dismissing the very power they hold to shape their own future! It makes no difference if it’s a local library tax or the election of a President, when you stay at home during election time, you’re giving a free pass to whoever shows up.
Like a free pass to those who pay no taxes but want a bigger government with more freebies at the expense of those working and paying taxes, uncontrolled borders with illegal aliens pouring across, abortion on demand or no abortion even in the case of rape or incest, letting non-citizens vote, etc. It makes no difference what the issue is, if you don’t vote, you give a free pass to those with an opposite view of yours.
Particularly this week, as Branson Celebrates Veterans Homecoming Week and Veterans Day, it’s appropriate to remember the price paid for our freedoms and the right to vote. It’s insulting that they could give so much, and some of us can’t honor their sacrifices by taking a few minutes to vote.
Thomas Jefferson said, “The government you elect is the government you deserve.” An Ole Seagull’s prayer for those who voted on Tuesday would be that when the election results are announced, you feel like you got “the government you deserve.”
On the other hand, if you didn’t vote Tuesday, whether it’s illegal aliens invading America, the economy, health care, terrorism, online gambling, or whatever you want to whine about, do us all a favor and keep your whining to yourself!
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