Republican party mantain control of Streamwood

Written by: matt Cob on Jul 18, 2007 4:23 AM EDT

It's sad that only about 1600 people out of 39,000 voted in my home town of Streamwood,IL You can get reasonable people to spend 9 dollars on a gallon of water, but you can't get them to take 20 minutes out of their day to vote. This is why we are so corrupted, de-sensitized and un-healthy. Local elections are just as important as any another, yet I bet more people voted for American Idol in my home town then voted in the Aprail 17th elections. The people you voted for set the agenda in your day. They decide How fast you can drive, the quality of your water, how to educate your kids, where you can park; the list go's on.

Our suburbs are corrupted entrenched monarchy's that manipulate the local media into hiding their faults under the newcomers, paving the road for grandma and her crew all the way to the polls. Meanwhile the majority of the 50 and under crowed rather watch the game then decides their fates. Older people vote because they seen what their lack of involvement as brought. We won't let them drive, but hell decides our fate…sure.

Sorry to rant but I am so pissed off. All those doors, hours of talking with people, majority of citizens willing to support us with signs, and we lose because people didn't vote and don't understand the problem isn't Bush, The Man or even Uncle Sam, but the people unwillingness to except that their our ignorance, laziness and forgetfulness are why we have our domestic problems.

You know what; I would do it all over again, because in the end we took a step in the right direction. I learned a lot; meet some interesting people and most of all, 1000 more voters turned out then in the last election. On top of that we made the other side fight for a change instead of just passing seats to their friends. I hope Billie Roth's contractors, realtors and business friends are happy, because 2 years from now we will send Billie packing.

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Location: Streamwood, IL 60107