Are you registered to vote?

It’s National Voter Registration Day, so make sure you are registered so you can vote … and complain if need be, cuz if you don’t vote, don’t kvetch. And ask around and make sure your friends and neighbors are registered as well because it’s actually true: every vote does indeed count.

It matters. It matters more than money, more than signs, more than anything.

“The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a vote.”  Po Murray, Newtown Action Alliance

I vote gun safety, it’s kinda my thing. I recently was invited to speak at Connecticut Against Gun Violence state endorsements of gun safety candidates. I’m not hawking any particular candidate, it’s just 3 quick minutes of why voting has taken on a whole new meaning since December 2012:

Are you registered to vote? Do you know who your representatives are? Google it in your state, and you can easily find your state and federal representatives and senators, plus telephone and email.

Give ’em a call, they work for you. Or want to.

CT residents, can click here.

 

*Please commit to doing any action possible to make a positive change where you live, so our story doesn’t become your story. Join a group in your community. Send an email. Be a friend. Find a cause. Share on Facebook. Hold a sign. Make a difference. VOTE.