I guess its youthful idealism...but in the case of the WDT political reporter who claims he does not vote, I would say the idealism is misplaced.
The quest for fair and balanced is an abstraction but the duties of a citizen are real.
People should vote...they can cast a blank ballot if they don't like candidates in a race, but really, one candidate will win and its best when many weigh in.
Plus, a reporter is exposed to the issues and candidates and is probably better informed.
The discipline is to be accurate and fair....abstaining from voting doesn't guarantee that.
It's easy to conclude both candidates are "deeply flawed." By whose standards ? And why aren't the virtuous and visionary people running ? These are the questions worth exploring.
We all have to make choices in all facets of life. Sometimes the alternatives are not the ideal...Whether its taking a job....deciding on a mate or picking a college. We compromise on what we have for dinner and we cannot always afford the car we want.
Life is about choices and compromises.
Perhaps the reporter choosing not to vote will read this before 9 PM. I hope so.
Watertown Daily Times Why I don't vote
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too many people have died in foreign lands defending our right to vote,and I consider refusing to do so an insult to their sacrifices..if that person is so piously perfect,perhaps he should run for office himself..
It is a right to vote and a right not too.
Always vote. It's something people should take seriously. I love when you hear the same people complaining about how government is run or against policies or politicians, then ask them if they voted and they say no. Well I tell them to shut the F up.
Talk about immaturity! And he has the job of informing the electorate? OMG. And he admits it! OMG again.
And sometimes your change of location due to a move doesn't get done in time and the option to drive "home" is not an option.
So go to the polls, sign in, don't fill in any of the blanks, and submit your ballet. In the very least you owe this to those that have sacrificed their lives to give you that right. Utterly ridiculous and I for one will be sure to avoid any kind of literature that this schmuck writes. If you don't vote you have no right to criticize those that we elect to lead us!
Amaral is not perfect for sure, not even sure he is a good reporter. Perhaps he needs to go back to school and the professor who advised him should follow him.
Amaral isn't even impartial which is the irony of the whole piece.
This callow young man needs to grow up and exercise his duty or SHUT up as his opinions without conviction of his vote are worthless
What a bunch of sanctimonious jerks to tell someone they have to vote. And the worst part is that since he is MSN he would automatically vote democrat. It is more un-American to vote for a modern democrat than it is to not vote, yet you people are encouraging it.
One year, a co-worker and I returned home from a job site on election day. Arriving late after a 6 hour flight, we both went home instead of voting. The candidate we both supported lost by 1 vote. That was in 1996, I have never missed a vote since.
P.S. 7:41, I am in the middle of a move right now. My absentee ballot was mailed to me, filled out, and returned on 11/3. Took me about 2 minutes to get the form, fill it out, and put it in the mail.
I will agree with the majority that it is also my personal opinion that everyone should vote. However, for a forum of supposedly conservative minds don't we generally support an individual's right to choose what is best for him.
Sure we all think that he should have voted. But, he went with what he thought was best for himself and wasn't afraid to put it in writing.
Further, I think we missed the point of the Mayor's post. He simply was encouraging the guy to vote with a few reasons why. He didn't eviscerate the guy for his decision not to.
To me, this holier-than-thou attitude carried across the comment section doesn't seem very democratic, either.
MS
"The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter" Dwight D. Eisenhauer
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