In the coming time of elections we may think that there is too little difference between the candidates. Worse, our favorite candidate might not even be a viable choice. I’m not writing this to express my feelings on which candidate is right, or which one I support. I’ll say that I am a conservative but not a religious zealot conservative. To say that my choices seem to be a rock and a hard place would not be far from correct. Even worse, it seems like none of the available candidates supports anything like what I see as the best future course for this nation. Nevertheless, I believe that all of this makes it ever more important to vote. It’s not about who is right or wrong, it’s about demonstrating to our leaders that we will hold them responsible for those choices. The thing is, it’s not even very hard to vote these days. Sure, getting out to your polling place on election day can be rough, especially if you, like I, have to work on that day. I for one am solving this problem by using an absentee ballot. My state of residence allows every registered voter to do so without even bothering with any explanations. It only took a few moments to fill out an online form requesting it.
The fact is that low voter turnout enables our leaders to do whatever they choose because they know that no one will be holding them responsible. Low voter turnout demonstrates that no one really cares. Even if your candidate loses, put the fear of responsiblity into the victor’s thoughts by giving them a slim margin on a 90% voter turnout. Nothing will make politicans more responsive than knowing that we’re all watching them.
