In the constitution it says, "the right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen
years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by
a State on account of age." When asked why I think I would vote, in this upcoming
election, or any other I would have to say because it is my right. A right given to me by
the government allowing me to have a say about what goes on in our country today. If
I was eighteen I would take full advantage of the opportunity to help make the decision
The statistics show that in the United States the amount of eligible voters that
actually vote is extremely low. I think this is because a lot of people think they won't
make a difference. This is the wrong attitude to have because if you don't vote you
have no right to complain. If you don't take advantage of the opportunity to have a say
in what goes on then you didn't take proper action and can't complain cause you had
the chance to make a difference. On the other hand there are also the people that say
they don't have time to vote but really they have plenty of time. That is no excuse.
There are also a fair number of people who say they don't like either of the candidates
so they aren't going to vote. I don't think this is the right view to take because even if
you don't like the candidate maybe there is an issue that you can agree with or a
particular stand point that you can take a side on. Therefore, the freedom that is given
to we, the people, to participate in the affairs of our country should be taken up on.
Many wonder how to go about raising the percentage of voters. Those people
that think they don't make a difference should be told that there is no chance of making
a difference if you don't vote. Taking the few minutes it actually takes to put in a vote
...