Do you vote? Why?

Question

Do you vote in every political race? Why or why not? Do you think it is a right to vote or more of a duty? Do you think it is ok for people to complain if they dont vote? Who shouldnt have the right to vote?

I know that is 5 in 1 questioning, but i feel they all go hand in hand! You dont have to answer all of them, just pick one or two if you feel!

Answer 1

Remember, you asked!!!

1. I vote. I am 58 years old and missed one election, I was in Viet Nam and the Ballot didn't make it to me.
2. If I don't I can't gripe, and I do like to gripe.
3. A duty, a privilege, a responsibility.
4. No and I don't listen to them.
5. People who are illegal aliens, dead, can't read, write, pass a simple geography test, recognize a current world situation or identify their elected officials, are examples of those who should not be allowed to vote. I really think a person should have to pass a simple test before being given a ballot. BTW, I am not talking about a test that only a Supreme Court Justice could pass but just some basics. We have Seniors graduating from High School who can't read their diploma, find the United States on a world map, balance a check book or fill out a job application. This is illiteracy at it's finest and should not be allowed a say in government operations.

I wonder how many death threats I'll get from illegal aliens and third grade dropouts?

Answer 2

1. No I do not vote because it does not count. A the end of the day, those in power choose who they want in office.
2. I think that voting is more of a right than a duty.
3. Yes
4. Every American citizen should have the right to vote.

Answer 3

i only vote in presidential elections. my husband is in the military, so we move a lot, and i can not keep track of all of the elections in each new county/state we go to. i think locals should get into politics and definitely vote.
no, i don't think peope who never vote at all have the right to complain--if they really want to see some action be taken, they are given the right to do so, and obviously it can't bother them that much if they don't vote. i mean, our government makes sure that you can vote--they have absentee ballots, they let you get out of work to go to the polls..there really is no way that you wouldn't have time to not vote.
i think our current system is fine. i just think more people need to get into politics. it's a way of life--without a governing system we would all be running around like mad people doing whatever we wanted.

Answer 4

I use to vote all the time but I think I only voted once since the presidental election and that was when they were trying to get rid of Gray Davis as California Governor. I always vote for president though.

Answer 5

I vote in every major election. President, Governor, Congress, etc. I feel it my right as an American to do it. It is duty to the democratic system and belief in it.

As for mayor, city council, etc. I don't vote. I deal with these people everyday with my work. They don't care about you. It is just a status symbol.

Answer 6

Yes I do
Unless I don't know the candidates
I vote so when people complain I can honestly say "well at least I din't vote for 'em"

Answer 7

yes, I vote in every election. I realize that my vote probably doesn't count for anything, but as that other guy say, I have a right to complain. :)

Answer 8

I vote because even if I am just one vote, I can be able to contribute to the necessary number that would allow winning

Answer 9

I never vote because one vote never makes a difference in an election, local or national.

If you don't vote, you probably don't even care who wins, so why would you complain anyways?

Answer 10

I vote all the time. I like to feel it does mean something