If it's not asking too much...

Back in January, before the Nomination Process That Wouldn't Die got underway, Florida held its primary. But John and I didn't go vote. Why? Because Florida Democrats were told that our votes wouldn't count since Florida had been stripped of its delegates for breaking the rules (holding an early primary). No biggie, right? Oh, but then the Nomination Process That Wouldn't Die really got going in earnest. And it looked like they were going to go ahead and count the Florida votes anyway. WTF? I know I didn't vote, most of the people I know didn't vote, and many, many, many Floridians didn't vote. Having been told that our votes wouldn't count and all. Now, finally, it seems that Florida (and Michigan, for the record) are considering do-over primaries. There's a lot of disagreement about this. Florida and Michigan have been told that they'd have to come up with the money themselves to pay for the second primaries, and politicians are saying that they don't want to use taxpayer money to do that. Others are saying that the do-overs shouldn't happen because there already was a primary, and those votes should count. I, for one, would welcome the opportunity to vote. I'm a state resident and a taxpayer and I firmly believe that enabling citizens to vote, and to have those votes count, is one of the most basic tenants of our democracy. Seating the delegates from January's unbalanced primary would make a mockery of the process.