How often do we hear people say things like, "If you vote for candidate C, you might as well be voting for candidate A, so vote for candidate B to make sure candidate A doesn't get elected."
Have you ever heard, "We need to vote for the best interest of the whole country."
That sounds nice doesn't it? Not to me.
I don't try to tell people how to live and work in other parts of the country because I don't know what is in the best interests for their geography, weather, economy and so on. No, I'll continue to focus on the very few things the federal gov't should be focusing on and my local issues, where I live and am involved.
This country was founded on the ideal of individual liberty. Each person having the rights and freedom to live their own life.
When we walk into the voting booth, that is one of the most personal and individual things we can do.
We are able to express our own individual opinion on who we think is the best candidate for the job. Not to make sure another candidate doesn't get elected or just because a candidate belongs to the same party.
Sadly, the only vote that is wasted is the vote not made. When we have people who will use false and stolen identities to manipulate voting outcomes, it only helps when everyone who is able to vote for themselves does so.
Voting is more than a privilege, it's one of the few outright obligations we have as Americans.
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