Well…with all of the attacks that the repubs have made on voting rights across the country, I have to remind people here in Michigan that they haven’t taken away the one thing that makes voting so easy there is no excuse for skipping any election…permanent absentee ballots…here in Michigan you can still get put on the permanent absentee ballot list for any reason or no reason…all you have to do is apply for one at the Michigan SoS or your local city or country clerk and then every ballot will show up at your door at least a couple of weeks before the election…and then all you have to do is mail it back or drop it off at the clerks office….here in Muskegon, they have a drop box in front of the cop shop that you can save money on postage if you want…that’s what I normally do since the box is only about 4 blocks from here and I can ride my bike there…and I already have my ballot filled out and I will drop it off as soon as the weather permits…probably later in the week…all you have to do is make sure it is mailed before 8pm on election day but to make sure it’s counted, a week before is a good idea…and there is no standing in line, no finding your precinct, and no driving there…I do miss the camraderie that came from actually visiting the polling place but, as I get older, I find that convenience trumps that…so there is no excuse to not vote anymore…and,if you’re reading this, you probably have a progressive leaning and we need all the votes we can get and this election is the first one using the new non-partisan district lines drawn by  the independent commission that could even out control of the state if we just get the hell out and vote…and remember, voting rights and  women’s rights along with financial disclosure rules are on the ballot, too, so get out and vote and take that attack by the repubs away from them….and make the repubs say which billionaires are trying to steal the election from this one forward…lots of reasons to vote and make Michigan a better state….