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wevote.jpgMany women, many laptops, many more votes! 

By Stephanie Agresta

Voting is perhaps the best way democracy has been showcased throughout history. Now more than ever, more voices are being represented and heard. WE Vote '08 has worked to engage on-line and off-line communities in a conversation about getting involved in the process.   The good news is voter registration numbers are on the rise. So long, apathy! Americans are paying more attention than ever and they are using the Internet to stay informed and get involved.

Earlier this year Pew Research Center published a report about the record-breaking number of Americans that have used the Internet to participate in the political process this election season. As a self-proclaimed InternetGeekGirl, I'm excited to see the many ways people are getting involved online, including: reading and sharing political news, writing or forwarding political commentary or blogs, signing online petitions, signing up with the campaigns themselves to receive information, getting updates via text message and email, watching online video segments, and participating in political social networks.

We saw significant increases in voter registration and actual voting from 2000 to 2004. According to the U.S. census bureau, in 2000, 63.9% of citizens were registered to vote and 54.7% voted.  The numbers increased in 2004 when 65.9% of citizens were registered and 58.3% showed up at the polls.  Based on user trends and what appears to be pervasive and political hype on the web, this year's election could produce the biggest numbers yet.   

If you're interested in seeing more about the ways in which the Internet is changing the face of politics, democracy, our nation, you don't have to look far.

And last but not least, encourage your friends to vote right here through WE Vote '08!    Regardless of what candidate you support, participating in this year's election is your chance to be part of history.
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In the classic novel, Brave New World, author Aldous Huxley warns his readers of what could happen if the government gained total control of our daily lives. First published in 1932, Huxley wrote the book trying to imagine how his hometown of London might be in the year 2540, based on the increasing number of programs to end war, conflict, suffering, and antagonistic (aka: “free”) thought. In other words, the book is a portrayal of what the world would look like if the voice of the people was ignored, and people could not live free of the government. Huxley had and continues to have many critics. Several government programs and policies have been put into place that have structured America into a place very similar to Huxley’s 2540 London. It’s true that the communist and socialist ideals have been present in America for years, but never have these movements been too prevalent—until now. Thanks to present-day politicians, socialism and communism are creeping into U.S. government practices, which in turn, transfer our liberties into the hands of the government. As an example, elected officials have created regulations on where fast food restaurants can open up in Los Angeles. Sadly, the “man” is taking it to you and telling you that you can’t get a greasy burger and milkshake in South L.A. Even scarier are the state and national politicians that want to limit, or even eliminate, your access to fast, easy payday loans. Politicians want to win votes, and eliminating the payday loan industry is, for some reason, a good way to accomplish that goal. This necessitates action. We need to fight the against government’s ever-tightening stranglehold on our everyday lives.

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