Don't vote because I'm telling you to vote.

There's no perfect way to pick who you're voting for.

Because no two people will agree on every issue. And there are far too many issues for us common folk to wrap our heads around. Hell, there are too many issues for the professional legal people to wrap their heads around.

And that's just for the commander 'n' chief.

The problem is that the ballot has more than just our presidential choices on it. It might have senators, supreme court justices, district judges, sheriffs, county tax-assessor/collectors, etc.

Have you even heard of any of this stuff lately?

That's why we have this crazy, electoral college system of voting (at least for the president, not sure about everything else; it's been a while since I took a government class). Is it fool proof? Hell no. Is it necessary? I'm not sure. It was designed to protect the interests of everyone by letting the elite (meaning more politically educated) have the final say.

It means that your vote may or may not count in the end. But despite that, celebrities and annalists are doing everything but threatening your life (VOTE OR DIE!) if you don't fill out some scantron in the next 4 weeks.

So instead of telling you to vote, I'm asking you to think. If you feel very strongly about troops, abortion rights, gay rights, healthcare, and renter's insurance (hey, everything is an issue), then find out who best-matches your mindset, mark their name, and cross your fingers.

If you're undecided, completely in a deadlock, have no idea which candidate will do the best job, not sure who's the lesser of two evils - don't vote.

Don't vote.

It may sound unpatriotic, but it isn't. If you don't have anything to say, sometimes it's best to say nothing.

If you don't care, then continue on with your apathy. Skewing the curve with a careless bubble mark only puts us all into a position we shouldn't be in.


Let the hate mail arrive.