You Have the Right

Today, November 2, 2010, you have the right to not vote. No one is going to force you to leave your house, your job, or your golf game to vote. You are not legally required to vote. You will not be arrested if you don't nor will you be subjected to any penalties for failing to vote. No law enforcement official is going to demand to see proof that you voted, and you won't be fired if you don't vote.

So, if you decide not to vote today, rest assured you're safe, but those of us who do vote, who do leave our houses, our jobs, and our golf games to stand in line and cast our ballot, will wonder why you chose not to exercise a right that has changed the course of history throughout time, a right that can shape America.  We're curious why you won't take the time to vote but you'll take the time to complain about the elected official you didn't vote for.

You might say all candidates are liars, and that's why you don't vote. Or you're just not interested in politics. Or one vote doesn't matter. And the list goes on, but there is one thing you can't say. You can't say you don't have an opinion if you don't vote because you do. That opinion just happens to be: I don't care.  And those are three very scary words coming from an American.