"Hey man. I don't normally vote, because I personally feel its a waste of time because [politicians] are all corrupt and lazy, but I would go register to vote for you (because I believe you would be neither), but being that I don't normally vote I don't know the rules. Can I even vote for you if you aren't in my area?"

- Shawn from Austin, TX

Dear Shawn,

Thank you for the vote of confidence. I don't think all politicians are corrupt and lazy, but I do think that many care more about being staying in power than they do about the public good. I encourage you to get involved, if you know good people, encourage them to run for public office. Vote for the lesser of the evils if no other option... but doing nothing only helps the lazy and corrupt stay in power.

Sadly, no, you are not able to vote for me as you do not live in the 22nd District of Texas. What you can do to support me is tell your friends about me and my campaign... a 25 year old Texan running for congress should be news across the state!

Hopefully we will see more people get involved with politics and less apathy. I believe blogging, YouTube, social networking and other aspects of new media will decrease political apathy as more people can voice their thoughts and be heard.