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Take It To The Polls

Where will you be when November 8th hits?

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Take It To The Polls

As an avid protester of people needing to vote, I often become dumbfounded at the sight of voters young and old alike who ask the question why vote? Voting is an option, but in certain aspects, it really is something that is mandatory. Voting helps us as people choose the best option for us as a whole. A voting can be held for small gatherings or for something as large as who will be the next president of America.

Often at times, we feel that our vote doesn't count due to decisions made by our government. Some we may agree with and some we don't, but at the end of the day voting is key to having your voice heard and is truly the only way that we as people can bring change. I identify as a Democrat, but I do not and will not judge anyone on their political stance. At the end of the day, I want EVERYONE to vote.

Another reason why most choose not to vote is due to the simple fact that many get bombarded with questions as to why they vote for this or that person and god-forbid if you state your reason and that person doesn't agree, you get bullied into why you shouldn't vote that person in. I am a true believer that a person's ideal vote is all their own and should be kept that way. No one has the right to tell anyone that their beliefs of anything are wrong. This is America and I find it ironic how a country that's founded and based on freedom of speech and of course founded on open opinion would have such closed minded people frowning upon those who use their freedom to state their political belief and vote.

When it's all said and done, voting should be taken seriously as well as the defining choice of who you pick and why you pick them. There will always be personal opinions waiting to shut you down, but that's life. There will always be those who feel the need to cut down others and their opinions, but you must stay strong willed and stand for what you believe is right. I leave you with this, do not back down America. Heed this warning as a means to getting out there this election year and voting.

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