Minnesota Couple Leaves Abortion Up To Vote

A couple from Apple Valley, Minnesota made a website recently called birthornot.com which is supposed to help the couple decide whether or not to abort their pregnancy. The website has a poll on it where anyone can vote on whether the couple should "Give Birth" or "Have An Abortion". The couple goes on to try to justify this decision, but I think we can agree this is a cry for attention from a desperate midwestern couple. I mean this is just ridiculous. I can't believe these people are really that irresponsible that they would leave something like the life of a child up to some anonymous individuals on the Internet. The couple claims this isn't a hoax, but it might be, and it's even sadder if it isn't. As of right now 81 percent of voters voted for the couple to give birth. Some people will go to any lengths nowadays to get their fifteen minutes of fame, even it if makes them look like complete idiots.

Website take votes on whether woman should get abortion

Few Aware of Election Results

A poll announced yesterday shows an alarmingly low rate of Americans actually know that the Republicans control the House after the election. According to a poll done by Pew, 46 percent of 1,001 adults surveyed knew Republicans were victorious, while the others were incorrect or unsure. The numbers aren't quite as bad as they sound though, since the poll at least indicated that 75 percent of those surveyed knew that Republicans did better than the Democrats. Still, these numbers are sad. Democracy is all about citizen participation and awareness, and it seems this country is losing sight of that. Are we really all that lazy and self-centered that we don't care enough about the country to even know its leadership? We're lucky to even get 40 percent of registered voters go the poll. As a citizen and someone interested in politics, I get disappointed when reading these kinds of articles. How is democracy going to survive with this lack of participation?

Poll: Less than half know GOP won the House