I decided to post
this comic early in order to encourage my fellow citizens in the
United States to get out and vote. Consider it also my apology for
missing a few updates recently.
(A note, I intend
to update another comic next week. Next week I will announce whether
or not the once weekly schedule will continue through the
Inauguration, or whether Vociferations will return to being biweekly.
I am tempted to
continue the weekly schedule regardless of the outcome of the
election. If, God forbid, Trump should win, well, I’d want to
continue lambasting him. If Clinton wins, I’d like to get back to
talking about progressive issues I actually care about. I aim to be
more neutral and talk about ideas. I try and criticize both parties.
I’d like to return to that mission statement. One of the biggest
tragedies of this election is that with Trump, the American people
got cheated out of a real conversation about issues.
I was pondering
making Vociferations weekly and wanted to use the elections as a
pretext to test the idea. I set a very unrealistic schedule with my
first Webcomic and never made my deadlines, so I am very cautious
with my schedules now. Perhaps too much so. With Con Nachzehrer’s
future up in the air, I am more ambivalent about making Vociferations
weekly though. Updates to come on the schedule.)
I oppose all
attempts to make voting more difficult, and I support measures to
make it easier, like automatic registration. Honestly, I think I’m
starting to come around to the idea that voting should be mandatory.
Either you vote, or you have to do your civic duty by completing
community service.
I don’t think
politicians would worry so much about turnout(one way or another) if
elections were entirely meaningless. I don’t think politicians
would gerrymander districts to such an extent if elections didn’t
matter. Regardless of your choice, go out and vote. Enjoy that we
live in a Republic.
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