Today is Election Day in the United States and I encourage everyone to go out and exercise your right to vote. This is a right that is too often ignored and that is a very frustrating thing to me.
On a general topic mailing list that I frequent, political discussions frequently pop up, especially around election time. There is one person on the list whose opinions on matters political always interested me greatly. Frankly, he does complain a lot about the leadership in Washington D.C., but he makes some very good points. However, the other day he revealed that he does not vote because his "vote wouldn't matter anyway."
With that one statement, he has completely and utterly invalidated any arguments he has had about our government. If he doesn't go and vote to express his opinion, then he has absolutely no right to complain about the leadership we end up with. This goes for everyone, not just him. If you don't vote, you are saying that your opinion doesn't matter and therefore, you have no right to complain about the leadership that those that did vote put into place.
Again, I urge you to vote. Is our political system in the United States perfect? By no means is that answer yes. It's not perfect. But it's a heck of a lot better than what many other countries in this world have and countless people in the past have died to protect our right to enjoy our political system. Take advantage of that. If you don't like the way our leadership is running the country, vote for those that you think will do a good job.
I'm off now to vote. I hope you do the same.
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