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Why You Should Not Vote 2020

Why You Should Not Vote, by A. Citizen

I would like to begin by thanking those of you are not registered to vote. I would also like to thank those of my fellow citizens that will be too busy to vote. This message is not for you. 

Instead, I would like to address those of my fellow citizens who intend to cast your vote this Tuesday.  If you have already voted, then this message comes to you too late, but if you could keep listening for next time, it would be greatly appreciated.

I will begin by saying that you should pay no mind to those well-meaning people who say “If you don’t vote, then you have no right to complain.”  I would like to take this moment to remind you that we have free speech in the United States of America.  So complain as much as you want.  When candidates that represent your views are not elected, resulting in laws that you support not being passed.  I will be more than happy to listen to your complaining.

The main reason that I don’t want you to vote is that by not voting, you make my vote count more.  And who am I?  I may be a conservative, a liberal, or somewhere in between.  I may be for or against gay marriage, abortion, universal healthcare, marijuana legalization, and civil rights.  I may be rich from birth, rich from hard work, living from paycheck to paycheck, or struggling to survive.  I may have been born on the same day as you; or be old enough to be your parent or your grandparent, or be young enough to be your child. I may be happily single, happily married, or even happily divorced.  I might think that black lives matter, that all lives matter or maybe that no lives matter.  I might  completely support your views or find them to be completely absurd.  That said, you can be rest assured that I will use my vote wisely.

“But voting in my state is pointless,” you say, “My candidate has no chance of winning my state in the presidential election!”  You may be right.  In fact, by not voting, you are definitely making that a true statement.  Besides, if you don’t care enough to vote for the President, you probably don’t care enough to vote for senators, representatives, mayors, city councilors, school board members, judges, sheriffs and dogcatchers.  By not voting you give me more influence over your state and local officials as well.

If every able-bodied citizen of our great country voted, then every citizen would possess an equal amount of power. When fewer people vote, the ones that do have more power.  Consider this: If, let’s say, only one out of every four  people votes, the one person who does is making choices for the other three.  If the one out of four that votes is me, I like that idea!  Indeed, I could be considered a representative myself, albeit one of a very small district.  What it comes down to is that you can be confident that I have every intention of putting your non-vote to good use.

So please, don’t vote.  After all, you can trust me…just like the last time.

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The sun will rise in the morning…

So Donald Trump won.  I’m disappointed, but at the end of the day, the majority of people are good, and many that voted for Trump had reasons for doing so that didn’t involve hate or fear.

God Bless America.

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Why You Should Not Vote

I would like to begin by thanking those of you that did not register to vote in time for the election. I would also like to thank those of my fellow citizens that will be too busy, away from their home districts, or that will simply forget to vote. This message is not intended for you, as you are already supporting my campaign and I thank you wholeheartedly.

Instead, I wish to address those of you who intend to cast your vote. If you have already voted then I have come to you too late, but there is always next time. I encourage you to print this out and place it next to your voter registration card.

Who am I? I may be conservative, liberal, or somewhere in between. I may be pro-life, pro-choice, or perhaps I do not care. I may be rich from birth, rich from hard work, living from paycheck to paycheck, or struggling to survive. I may have been born on the same day as you; or be old enough to be your parent, or young enough to be your child. I may be happily single, happily married, or even happily divorced. I may support your views entirely or find them to be absurd.

I assure you that I am a fellow citizen of the United States of America, and you can trust me to vote in your best interests.

You will be told: “If you do not vote, then you have no right to complain.” I would like to remind you that this is the land of free speech, and thus, you have the right to complain as much as you wish. I will be more than happy to listen to your complaints when the propositions that you support are not passed. When candidates that share your views are not elected, I will be there to listen to your complaint as well. Rest assured, I will use my vote wisely.

Another reason I do not want you to vote is that by not voting, you increase the power of my vote. If every able-bodied citizen voted, then every person would possess an equal amount of power. When fewer people vote, those that do vote have move power. Consider this: if 1 out of every 4 people votes, the one person who does vote is making decisions and electing officials for the other three. I rather like the idea of representing multiple citizens with my vote. I could be considered a representative myself, albeit of a very small district. You can be confident that I have every intention of putting your non-vote to good use.

Perhaps the best reason I can give you not to vote is that I wish to become the President of The United States of America. There is nothing wrong with that; I believe every citizen does at some point in their lives, whether it is in the wistful daydreams of childhood or the aspirations of a congressperson or a governor. My plan is simple; if I can convince every other person in the United States of America to abstain, then I will simply walk into the voting booth on Election Day and write myself in. That said, under such circumstance there would also be nothing to stop me from being your governor, mayor, councilman, dogcatcher, or even all of them. Don’t worry, I will do a good job and support all of your interests once I am in office.

I look forward to not seeing you at the polls in the future and I hope you will help spread my message from sea to shining sea across these United States of America.

After all, if you cannot trust me, than whom can you trust?

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