If it is my right as a citizen to vote. Then why do people get upset when I exercise my right to not vote?

Answer 1

They say every vote counts... but you can't be blamed for not choosing. The old addage was if you don't vote then you have no right to complain about the government! If you feel comfortable with the candidates, then vote. If not then don't.... the final choice is yours.

Answer 2

You know it's a shame that some of us take "rights" for granted. If you are old enough to vote, then you ought to realize how lame your response to people is. "My right not to vote" is something you made up and gave to yourself....and that might be why it doesn't go over really well with others.

You need to exercise your rights as a citizen of the United States take them out and stretch them, you might like learning something about the candidates, or maybe not, but you need to take a few minutes to participate because it's a participation in history.

Answer 3

Because Americans fought the Revolutionary War, the French and Indian War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf, Afghanisthan and Iraq (and many many others) so that you and billions of others could vote and have freedom. When you choose not to vote, choose to say that you are too dumb or too busy or too lazy to circle a bubble or fill in a line or punch a hole on a piece of paper, the rest of us just might get a bit pissy with you.

Get off your lazy butt and exercise your voice, your vote, your say in how we as a people should do things and who should lead us.

Answer 4

Yes, it is your decision if you vote or not. I would not b*tch you out- probably not. I will only say that you are giving away your voice and I certainly would not want to hear you complain. Some people in other countries don't even get the right to vote. Not all countries are run like Democracies.

Answer 5

If you are consciously exercising your right not to vote, as a form of protest, that is one thing. However, I suspect that when most people who are eligible to vote, do not, it is a matter of apathy. Other, more civic minded people are upset by that because the non-voters are turning their backs on a hard-won democratic process.

Answer 6

if you did a quick history lesson you would know this answer your self,but since you did not i shall tell you .many people of all colors fought and died for the right to vote for someone,or some issue. as an American or a true patriot you should feel great honor voting.you might not like you choices of people,but surely their must be some issue you could vote on

Answer 7

When too many people fail to vote (for whatever reason), that makes it easier for the corrupt few to steal elections. We've seen it happen already.

In Canadian elections, you can deliberately spoil your ballot and it will still be counted, sort of an "official" protest vote to let the politicians know that you don't like any of 'em. I don't know if Americans have that option?

Answer 8

Because if you don't vote, you have no right to ***** about who gets elected or what bills get passed. If you vote against them and they pass anyway, you at least did your part. If you vote for them, you get what's coming to you.

Answer 9

I don't care if you vote or not. My gripe is with people who don't vote and then whine about the people who won the election.

Answer 10

If you want to protest by not voting, go into the booth and spoil your ballot deliberately. It shows participation without support for those you mistrust.

_Not_ _to_ vote (you should learn not to split infinitives) is not protest, it is apathy.