To Vote or Not to Vote...
This election ive heard a lot of people who are considering not voting, i know every so often i'll get disgusted enough where i consider not voting to especially when i take a in depth look at the candidates. Usually though something inside of me cringes when i think of not voting so once again i start looking for the good in the candidates instead of seeing the bad which now days gets harder and harder with each passing political remark or smear.
The problem seems to be on one hand you have people saying that if you dont vote you get what you deserve but is that really true? Who's fault is it that none of the candidates really inspire a person to vote for them. Is it better to vote for someone you dont truly believe in? or not vote at all?
Has anyone thought that maybe our poor selection of candidates in general is based on our overwhelming desire to vote based on duty? The political parties can offer up anyone they want and they know because many Americans feel a responsibility to vote they will vote even if the parties offered up nothing but criminals, by gosh we have to vote for one of them or we are not doing our duty...
So tell me whats more important....
Voting because its your duty or standing up for your principles even if that doesn't allow you to vote for the latest Micky Mouse candidates thats been thrown at us?
(Note: this isnt referencing any of the current candidates, its about elections in general.)
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I dont know how it is in Australia but here we have many different offices we have to vote on. We vote on sheriffs, city council members, mayors, governors, district judges, criminal judges, congress, senate, state representatives and thats only a small portion of the offices we vote on, so skipping one single election because a person feels all of the candidates would be harmful to this country does not qualify a citizen to lose the right to complain how this country is run.
For me experience plays little part in my choice for President, its kind of like looking at data sheets full of numbers, after looking at it hour after hour it all starts blurring together, sometimes it takes a fresh set of eyes to see the problems and offer up solutions. Our President doesnt run this country alone, so as long as the President has experienced advisers, I wont turn down that fresh set of eyes.