america, go vote today

[Lady's Human]

It's illegal under federal law to reward someone for voting.

There was a big story about Starbucks getting in trouble for their ads offering people free coffee (blech, starbucks coffee). They regard it as paying someone to vote, which is illegal.

[joycenalex]

LH, my reward for voting is the honest to gosh glow of satisfaction i get when i push back that curtain. yeah i know i'm sappy about the whole thing, but i just love it. now as for starbucks....at work i'm known as the coffee super user and i have a hidden stash of tim hortons for pm and starbucks cafe verona for the am get up and work buzz

[elizabethann]

For those folks who vote, don't you feel proud when you do it? I actually feel great and leave the polls with a huge smile on my face. I feel very proud and lucky to live in a country where I can vote freely. It's nice to be a part of the voting process. It's like game 7 of the World Series or the final minutes of the Super Bowl. I just feel like the country is coming together for this one thing. It doesn't matter who you vote for, as long as you vote.

I feel bad for folks who don't vote (I actually am related to one such person). I feel sorry for them. They'll never know how it feels to be a part of something great.

Just thinking out loud.