It is evident that Ukraine, the Eastern European country that is home to 46 million people, has been all over the news, as images of protests and violence have surfaced, in the past few weeks, displaying the country’s dire situation. It is important for the average American citizen to understand the situation as it has […]
Venezuela. This Latin American country often goes not talked about in the United States, as it has not been a large security risk, economic threat, or important area of trade and for that matter a country of tremendous interest in U.S. politics. If it is mentioned, its often due to their mostly anti-American stance of […]
In today’s society, we are constantly bombarded with advertisements for competing companies ranging everywhere from laundry detergents to potato chips to breakfast cereals, as companies look to capture the attention of consumers and encourage them to by their products. The same can be said about the monopoly in America regarding news sources. In a world […]
In President Obama’s most recent State of the Union address, he made a call to action for Congress to, “give America a raise.” This meant of course raising the minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour to his proposed $10.10 an hour. In the aftermath of this proposition, economists analyzed the effects introducing this […]
In his latest State of the Union address President Obama made the comment that this year, if Congress was unwilling to act, he would utilize “the pen and the phone” to push legislation through. What the president is referring to here is of course his use of executive action to enact legislation that he feels […]
The midterm elections are fast approaching in November 2014; and, their potential impact is already being felt throughout Washington. It is already evident that both parties want to be on the “right” side of popular issues so as to ensure their reelection and party control in both houses of Congress for the next two years.Democrats […]
This past week marked an important landmark in Internet legislation as The D.C. Court of Appeals struck down the FCC’s ruling that prohibited Internet providers, like Verizon and AT&T, from blocking any legal information or access on their network. This notion is based on the concept of open Internet rules, which demand that providers remain […]
It’s pretty safe to say that 2013 caught a lot of voters by surprise. I mean, I think we expected the usual partisan gridlock in Washington, but I don’t think ANY of us expected this to be literally the most unproductive Congress in the history of the country. Yeah… like, ever… and it wasn’t even […]
This Thanksgiving, WE at Follow My Vote would like to extend our deepest thanks to all of our friends, family, fans, and followers! Since the day our company was founded (July 4, 2012), WE have been working tirelessly to get to where we are at today and would like to sincerely thank you for helping […]
Calling all those that wish they had the power to truly make a difference in the world… WE need YOUR help! Follow My Vote is a new start-up working hard to build a mobile app to empower “We the People” of the United States of America to hold our elected officials accountable. We’d like to […]
Today, President Obama signed a short-term agreement, which was created in Senate and passed by both houses of the United States Congress, to reopen the government and effectively suspend the enforcement of the debt limit until February 7th, 2014. Thankfully, due to the rare compromise from our elected officials, we just avoided crashing through the […]
Two weeks into the government shutdown and only 3 days to go until the United States defaults on its credit line for the first time in history, it seems that “We the People” are demanding action from the federal government to end the shutdown and avoid what may end up being one of the worst […]
At this point, a government shutdown seems all but inevitable. If the government does shutdown, it will mean that our federal government has officially run out of money. Regardless if it does or not, here are 7 ways “We the People” could be affected by a government shutdown: Taxes Naturally, we would still have to […]
Gobblerfest 2013, which took place on September 6, was a super-charged event where Follow My Vote had the opportunity to educate the people about who we are and what we hope to accomplish in the future! We registered a ton of users for our mobile app that should hit the major app markets this December! […]
Today, we are excited to announce the launch of our crowdfunding campaign, one we hope will be a great success! Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech, a speech that changed the world…forever! To commemorate his historic speech, which took place on August 28th, 1963, thousands […]
Follow My Vote is extremely proud to announce that we have just become an official sponsor of Virginia Tech’s Gobblerfest, which will take place on Friday, September 6, from 4-8pm EST. We will also have a booth setup at the event. So, if you will be in the area, be sure to come by and show […]
In a democracy, there is no single act a citizen can perform that is more important than voting. Your vote is your voice. If you choose not to vote, you are choosing to exercise your right to remain silent. But, if you choose to remain silent, how can you expect to get what you want […]
Who doesn’t like playing a little game of what if every now and then!? When it comes to elections in the United States, more recently than ever, it’s anybody’s game. Check out some of these possible match-ups for the 2016 United States Presidential Election and let us know which one you think will actually happen […]
2014 is right around the corner! At this point, it seems like these could go either way in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. Be sure to keep a close eye on how things develop for both the House and Senate in the days leading up to the 2014 […]
2016 will be here before you know it! Keep an eye on Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics to see who the front-runners are for both the Democratic (DNC) and Republican (GOP) party nominations in the days leading up to the election. Subscribe To Our Blog (weekly email updates on […]