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I was rather dismayed by a "public service" commercial I saw for "Rock the Vote." The youngster in the ad says (I paraphrase): "I should be able to determine if my older brother goes to war, how much my grandmother receives in Social Security, and who I can marry." Why not say, "I should be able to determine how much I pay in taxes, how to protect our borders, and how to protect the rights of the unborn"? Kids may not be able to perceive the couched attempt to attack President Bush, but I sure did. What better way to spread propaganda than by plucking the country’s youth’s heartstrings?
Well I took the guy in the ad’s advice. I wrote my senators and my congressman and told them I don’t want rockthevote.com to have tax-exempt status if it's not going to follow the rules of a tax-exempt organization. And if they don’t make the effort, I guess I’ll have to vote for a different Republican next time around.
