To Vote or Not to Vote.......Is there A Question?

With many Americans looking to demonstrate their "lack" of overall desire in relation to the act of voting, one must ask the question. Do Americans truly believe that their single vote within the confines of the American Democratic process is useless and ill-advised, or have they simple come to see voting or not voting as the strongest way of demonstrating their distaste of American two-party politics and with it a lack of legitimate leadership and "representation"? Or are you like most Americans in that you have come to view the American style of democracy as a game in which only those possessing excess levels of monetary value and political connection are able to stake a claim in the actual process of participatory politics?

Regardless of how you answer the above stated questions, remember that the sovereign power of this country was founded upon the belief in individuals to act and re-act for themselves in matters concerning the direction and fortitude of this great country. And it is by believing in ourselves that we as individuals and more importantly Americans can and should penetrate the status quo mentality, and look to instill true change and collective desire!! Just imagine what this country and its vision could be if individuals were more concerned with the act of participating and not forgetting. This system (Democratic Republic) is more a reflection of what we as citizens and individual members of this system are willing to tolerate and promote, making it an arrangement not of aristocrats or tyrants, but one that represents the voluntary acceptance level of all red-blooded Americans. If CHANGE is truly the preferred antidote, we then need to demand that a change take place first within ourselves……and for many of us that change can be manifest in educating ourselves about candidates and other potential representatives with the hopes of heading to the voting booths to cast off our sovereign political power instead of withholding that power due to feelings of disbelief and despair.

To vote or not to vote….that is “your” question!!