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Why You Shouldn't Vote
Dear Students
Who is running for President?
That is an easy question. Vice
President? Easy. National and
state Senators and House
Representatives? What
Congressional District do you live
in? What memorandums will
comfort you in the voting booth?
These questions are a bit harder if
no impossible to answer for osme
people. The list of offices is not
even complete. These questions
(and answers) are Just part of the
reason why you should not vote.
Behind each title, President,
Vice Presidet, etc., are two or
more people who want you to
support their canddacy. Do you
know their standing on the issues?
Or for that matter, what are the
issues? Not just personal values
or traits that the candidate projects
but their ability and knowledge and
strengths.
Furthet, you inevitably take
into consideration the people who
support and defend the candidate
and his beliefs. This just adds to
the confusion. What good would it
do to weed through all this
information and conflict? Does it
really matte? Do you care?
What was the last political
action you took? Not 'What was
the thing you voted on," because
you voted this morning on what
COIN socks to wear, it Just was not
political.
What siD you consider a
political action? Voting in an
election? Once every two or fair
years you learn the name of a
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candidate, then choose one for
your 'sound reasons.' He gets
elected. You wait until the next
election and see how he dd. If he
cid well you elect him again. If he
did bad, you vote for the opposing
candidate. It Is fairly neat and
trim, like a lottery. You wait
around, numbers come up, and
you pick one: a good one,
hopefully. Maybe it works out the
way it should. As college students
what responsibility do you have?
Not what responsibilities you will
have someday, but what ones you
do have today. Look at it this way;
say you don't vote, then some
well-meaning politician takes away
your right to decide if you want to
drink alcohol -- relieving you
furthe(of responsibility. But its
oily a few years longer before you
can drink. That's not to bad really.
You don't own property, a
house or a business. So you do
not pay high taxes. Your
responsibilities are (wile limited to
a family, friends and school work.
Having a good time is part of it too
music, parties and hanging out.
Are you Intelligent enough to
know that you shouldn't just
dabble in something you know little
or nothing about? Or care about
for that matter? Not only that, it is
not your responsibility. Don't vote.
Your Pals,
A. Hitler
J. Stalin
M. Zedong
F. Castro