VOTE.
From this article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
“It’s a week before Election Day, and most Californians couldn’t care less. Watch out: When few people vote, crazy stuff can happen.
That’s because California is on track to have its lowest primary turnout in the state’s history — 29%, projects political analyst Paul Mitchell — in part because more than 4 in 10 voters are not enthusiastic about voting for president or Congress, according to a Public Policy Institute of California survey.” “Due for a windfall are Republicans, whose influence could be far greater than their 24% share of California’s electorate. So far, Republican voters have turned in 32% of the ballots, according to Political Data, Mitchell’s analytics firm that monitors turnout across the state.
Meanwhile, young voters — who are driving the national conversation about U.S. policy in the Middle East through street protest — are forfeiting their political voice at home. While there are roughly equal numbers of voters older than 65 and younger than 35 in California, so far 57% of the ballots turned in have been from seniors and only 2% from younger voters.”
It’s not just California.
You don’t have to be enthusiastic about the candidate you vote for, but you must vote against the candidate you oppose.
Not voting is not a statement of dissatisfaction with the system; it says you are wiling to accept whatever other people decide, even if it’s bad for you.
