The first thing the article triggered in my mind was back to my U.S History Class in high school. I had a professor that was also a college professor. He started off the first day by telling us how he treats his college students. Supposedly he teaches in a large auditorium and on the first day of their classes, once everyone is seated he asks the students to raise their hands if they voted. All the students that voted he makes them sit on one side of the auditorium, and those who didn’t on the opposite side. He in turn only teaches to the side that did vote for the first month of the course. He said he had no obligation to those who had no obligation to our country. Frankly, I think it just pissed him off. He was kind of a firecracker if you know what I mean. But as I read this article I kept thinking the same things I thought that first day in his class, do we really HAVE to vote?
My opinion is that no, we do not have to vote. I think that it would be better to not vote, rather than to make an uniformed decision on something that you have no idea about. There is no point in going to cast a ballot if you know nothing about the different candidates. I mean how would you decide? By the length of their names, as suggested in the article? I would have no idea how to pick one.
I think that it is everyone’s duty to make a decision based on their morals, values, and beliefs upon who they want in office. Not just for the big elections, but all the way down to the small ones. There is no patriotism in voting, unless you are doing it to better our country. If your choice was not premeditated then, there should be no pride in your choice or your country.
Think about Bush, the President. Did you vote for him? If so, was it well researched and backed with reason. If not, what was your reasoning?
So many people today complain about the president and how horrible he is. But all those who voted for him can just shut the fuck up. Half of them voted for him for no reason. Hell, they probably voted for him because his dad was a president. That sounds like a fair reason right? No, that is a lame excuse to put off your civil responsibility to our country. I am so annoyed with people that trash talk Bush, when they are half the reason he is in office. I bet that he won because of all the last minute voters who had no idea who to pick and just recognized the name.
It is your civil responsibility as a citizen to make an informed vote, not to just vote. It does us no good to have those types of voters in the box office. They do nothing but tear away from the idea of government, chosen by the people. They turn that in more in to government, chosen by the idiots.
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As a matter of principle for myself, I do research the candidates as best as possible. I make an informed decision and I vote, unless I don't like any of the candidates. Then, I don't waste the vote. I kinda wish I could give my vote to someone else. I think Bush was a horrible President. Now, he's on his way out.I say godd riddance
I completely agree with you. Today, it seems like everyone is pushing me to vote. Because I'm over the age of 18 I have to vote, but why should I? I know it's a right I have no and I love it but honestly I never like any of the candidates. I don't think any of them are right for the job. Everytime someone asked me if I'm voting and for whom. After i answer I'm not, they look at me weird and ask me why. It's like its wrong not to vote and I plan on not voting until I finally like someone.
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