Vote!(Denise Arnault) When I was a child, the world was run by a small percentage of the population which forced their beliefs on everyone else.

As I grew older, my generation started to vote. We changed how the country was run, and we thought that it was for the better. I look back on some of my voting choices and cringe at the uninformed selections that I made, based on one or two sound bites but at least I voted. I did what I could to make the world what I wanted it to be.

There were years, after I voted for Nixon, that I decided that maybe I was not any good at this, and did not vote. I now look back on those years with regret. There are so many elections that are decided by a very small number of votes. Just look at 2000. The Presidency was decided by a few hundred votes in a state where thousands of people were removed from the rolls (who knows if they would have voted anyway).

I believe that if you did not vote, then you have no right to complain when things turn out not the way you wanted.

It does not matter if you agree with my point of view or disagree. You need to vote. We all need to vote. That is the only way we can ensure that the country is run in agreement with the will of the majority, rather than the few.

Let's find out what this Silent Majority that we used to speak of thinks!

VOTE!

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