The absolute most important thing you can do is register to vote, and especially with either Democrat or Republican. The election is decided long before we vote in November. You have to vote in the Primaries. There's a huge difference between Gravel and Clinton, Giuliani and Ron Paul. The final race between democrats and republicans can have so much more meaning if we vote in a sensible nominee who not only does research on what they believe in, but can stand by it, and defend it without spitting out the same party rhetoric year after year after year. Meaningful debates, instead of repeating the same shit we see every four years. We're better off with candidates who don't agree with the "party line." It shows they have beliefs of their own, and have made decisions on their own like every American does.

After the Primaries, the media will pick the winner. They already affect the Primaries a great deal, and have selected ones they'd love to see maintain the status quo. The media has been rigging elections for a long time, and it's been getting worse lately. They give "live coverage" of the final election. Whoever coughs up the most cash right at the end, is given a smear campaign for their opponent the night before the election. I would fully support a complete media blackout until the voting booths are closed, but they'll never allow that to happen. Their ratings skyrocket while they "tally" the votes and declare a winner before the polls on the west coast even open. The effect that has on the outcome of the election is huge.

But I digress. I registered as a Republican for the sole purpose of keeping McCain out of office. He turned into a complete party puppet. Thankfully, he's shot himself in the foot by going too far, so now I can focus on keeping Giuliani out of office. I couldn't care less about Mitt Romney, at least he stands by the fact that he changed his mind about an issue.

Come February in my state, I'll be voting for Ron Paul, Internet Darling. He has always stood by his stance on things, many of which I don't agree with, but at least he does his research. FoxNews has repeatedly tried to give him a hard time in interviews, and he always answers the questions posed completely, without ever spitting out a canned response. He's not the perfect candidate, but at least he checks his facts, and reads each bill before voting on it.

Register with a party. If you're already registered, it takes about 5 minutes to fill out the form again and under two weeks to process. Then you can vote in the Primaries and make your vote really count.