Because it’s your civic duty to be an informed and engaged citizen!

There’s still 8 months until the general election between McCain and whomever the Democrats nominate. More than enough time to get informed and make a choice. And it will be a clear choice between the Dem or Repub candidate, shouldn’t be much room for waffling.

People all over the world DREAM of living in a democracy, where THEY get to choose their leaders, we have that now, and people don’t take advantage of it.

If you don’t vote, you have no voice, and aren’t represented.

You do realize that it will take you less time to vote than you have spent wondering if you should vote.

All you need to do is figure out what you believe politically/socially what have you and vote for the candidate who you is at least 50% compatible with your belief. It’s all about averages and percentages.

1) BAD officials get elected by GOOD citizens who don’t vote.

So in other words if I don’t vote it’s like voting for the terrible officials?

If that’s the case then if I vote without being fully engaged as well as informed, I’d be voting with blind faith right?

That is exactly what I’m trying not to run into. If I don’t have a strong feeling for either candidate…do I still suppose to vote?

If so then I’m just another individual that don’t have a clue but supposedly since I’d voted I have a voice now. I don’t want to be that person. Voting just to be voting.

I think you’re overestimating how hard it is to become informed on the candidate’s positions. A quick visit to the “policy” section of a candidate’s website (or a survey like the one you took) will give you more than enough information to make an informed decision.

A person can find out in a matter of minutes, which candidate best represents them.

Let me come at you from this angle. I can read the “policy” section and understand what that particular candidate is about, right? I also can watch and listen to every debate by each candidate. I understand their views and what they are going to “try” and implement in their presidency. More so, I like the candidates.

However, when it comes to time for me to vote, I don’t feel compelled. I learn about who got picked as the president after the matter. I can’t tell you when the last time I actually watched the announcing of the president. It just doesn’t interest me to the point of action.

You feel compelled. I, on the other hand, don’t. If I cast my vote then I’m not really making a difference if I don’t follow it after the fact right? or wrong?

You know my position on this. I’m w/ Aaron and Matt. You are using small things as an excuse not to vote. You do not need to know every single detail about a candidate in order to be informed, it does not take hours upon hours. We have watched a few debates, you call yourself a Democrat, who did you like best? Who do you agree with more?

One can say health care multiple times and I won’t get tired of hearing it. I will get tired of it if nothing is done but it is those issues that greatly affect our country. Do you know how much it cost to have Prayse? We only had to pay $1,000 and that is still a lot. W/out health care we would have been screwed.

Vote dude.

So, are you going to get out and vote today?