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Should More People Vote
Should More People Vote?
Voting in a local, state, or national election is an exciting opportunity provided by democratic nations to their citizens. But some of us don't value that option when we fail to exercise our right to vote. So, if voting is so exciting, why aren’t more Americans exercising their right and voting? A better question, why are people who are able to and/or registered to vote, don’t? Some may say the reason is "their votes don’t count, too busy, lines to long, the registration process is confusing, can’t get to the polls, don’t like the candidate, they don’t feel their vote will make a difference, or they may shrug and offer no answer at all. The fact of the matter is, none of that is true. If you are really concerned about all these things, you should vote. Maybe a better candidate would have won, and maybe he or she would have taken some effective measures for improvement. Unless you vote you just can't blame the government, because you have failed your duties. And, if you are one of those people who think voting is a waste of time and keep on complaining about how the government is a complete failure; then it is time you realize the importance of voting, and do your bit to enhance the effectiveness of the government.
OK, if there is one thing that is really annoying to us actual voters it is the endless ramblings on the bad political policy of a current government spewing from the mouths of eligible voters who never bothered to cast a ballot. If you don't vote it is like saying you don't care how your country is run, so if you don't care where do you get the idea that you can complain when something happens that you don't like? If you don't vote you really have no right complaining about anything the government does and if you’re like most people you like complaining and have it down to a fine art. Want the right to complain when the powers that be make a truly heinous decision? Then you must exercise your right to vote.
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