Hello everyone, my name is Erin, and I didn't vote today. {this is where the crowd chimes in, "Hi Erin."}
Get me a cup of that support group coffee, grab yourself a cup, and let's form a circle...How un~American of me! How dare I? Especially since my foremothers fought so hard for me to even have the right to vote! The nerve!! Well, I better not complain about how things are run, etc, because I didn't go out and put my mark on the ballot today!Supposing I agreed with all of the above statements, I would keep my mouth shut and just admit that voting isn't my thing. But I disagree with every statement and I'm here to tell you why there are some of us who don't vote, but know and care how our wonderful country is being run. First of all, like many, many others, I don't like the candidates. {ducks before getting slapped and bitched out} I know a lot of people say that and use it as an excuse, but it really is true. The one candidate that would have made me go out and vote my little butt of dropped out of the race. If I were to cast aside my beliefs and vote for the lesser of two evils, than what kind of American would I be, really? Yes, I do like some of the things each candidate stands for. I agree with some of the issues they are campaigning for, yet both candidates have qualities that I cannot stand. Second, while I recognize every hardship, every tear shed and every drop of blood that was shed so that I, a woman, would have the right to vote, I still choose to not go to the ballots this day. Thank you, my dear foremothers who had the courage to stand up and fight for me to have the right to CHOOSE not to vote. That is one of the things our great country is known for; freedom of choice. I can choose to do many things in this country, and I can also choose NOT to. The beauty in that is amazing and brings tears to my eyes.So I chose not to vote today in the presidental election. I have researched both candidates and personally don't want either in office. And, let's be honest, when it comes to presidental elections, I'd be marking that slip of paper for no other reason than it would make me FEEL like it mattered. Unfortunately, our vote does not matter when it comes to a presidental election. The electoral college has that honor, and I'm not part of that. To be bluntly honest here, politics aren't my thing. I'm apathetic when it comes to the democratic and republican party. There are issues I feel strongly about, like enviromental preservation and freedom of choice, but I just don't do parties and campaigns. Some of my views would be considered highly conservative, while some are considered highly liberal. I am at niether end of that spectrum. So, would it be fair to Ms. America for me, someone who disagrees strongly with both candidates, to go out and "waste" my vote? Would it even be fair to myself to do something so small like putting an X in the box of either candidate when my heart is screaming NOOOOOOO!! to both of them? I think not.
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