4th of July, Patriotism, and Voting.

As I watched the fireworks on the 4th of July this year, I didn't feel patriotic. With Bush openly hating the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans, waging a needless war and not making domestic issues a priority, I have grave reservations about the future of our country. America is not the only country in the world. We have a responsibility to take care of the earth, our people and democracy in our own country. We need to fix our voting machines and so there is absolute certainty that all our votes count and that the rich can't fix votes.

We should be ashamed of the inconsistencies in the last two Presidential elections and fix our own internal voting issues before focusing on other countries and their democracy issues. If we can't even get it right here then how can we help someone over there?