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You Don't Want, To, But You Seriously Have To.

We Have A Responsibility To Our Nation And To Ourselves

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You Don't Want, To, But You Seriously Have To.
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It's our first time voting, but you don't want to vote. Neither one of the presumptive candidates have a middle ground, making it incredibly hard to decide. This election is basically picking which virus you want to have for the next four years. To top it off, this is the first election most millennials are voting in. It's definitely not the best election, but this a memorable one that we have the deciding factor in.

As millennials we have the tipping vote. We have the power to determine who will be the next leader of the free world. That's actually a huge responsibility. And since we're just becoming adults, it's time for us to start being responsible and to help ourselves, we have a responsibility to vote.

Since we have a responsibility to vote, you have to make sure you do it for the right reason.Voting is a right in our country, a right that many millennials do not want to use. Other millennials do not want to vote because of the presumptive candidates. Some are voting so the other doesn't get into office. Others don't think their vote counts. Whatever the reason may be, you have to vote.

Not voting is possibly the worst thing to do in this election. That means you don't care about your leader. The leader who makes laws that we have to follow. The leader who decides how we pay for college. The leader who decides these and other major decisions that will impact our lives. Not voting means you don't care not only about your country, but the voice you now have.

Don't not vote, but don't vote for the wrong reasons. Don' vote so that the other does not get in office. Vote to use the voice that we just got. Think of it like a baby walking for the first time. Once they start, they don't want to stop; once you vote, you always want your voice heard. You should vote to honor your responsibility, let your voice be heard, and, for the first time, choice who you want to lead our country.

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