312 votes or non-votes in a Minnesota Senate race where over 3 million votes were cast, was the margin that gave Democrats complete control in the United States Senate and made Harry Reid a player.

That’s right; 312 stinking votes is all that separated Al Franken in his win over incumbent Norm Coleman in a November, 2009 Minnesota Senate race that gave the Senate Democrats the crucial 60^the vote, the constitutional number required to end debate or filibuster in the United State Senate. 

Obamascare, Cap and Tax, giving terrorists the same constitutional rights as US citizens, Stimulus waste, and higher taxes; all made possible by 312 sorry Minnesotans who couldn’t muster the energy to go vote in what could prove one of the most important political races in the last few decades. 

A Norm Coleman victory would have provided the 41^st Republican Senator, the firewall number required to stymy ( or stymie for Bonnie) Democrat legislation by the filibuster process, a legitimate constitutional strategy that gives the minority party leverage in the Senate voting process by delaying votes from occurring until the majority party agrees to compromise in the crafting of specific legislation. 

A successful filibuster would have given Republican the ability to slow the impending march towards a more socialist leaning America led by the former community organizer, state senator, and two-year first term US Senator, and now president, Obama.

While some guy named Johansen was ice fishing, the course of U.S. history was changing..  If Ms. Nielsen had remembered to register to vote, her vote could have helped makee a difference.  While Buddy Ericson slept, the minions of Al Franken did their deeds.

Your vote not important? 

Think again.