Why You Should Vote
...I wouldn't worry too much about voting for the wrong person the first time. Like I said, it's not likely your vote will be the deciding vote. But if a lot of young people show up and vote, the politicians will get the message that young people are a political force to be reckoned with. The needs of the youth will become more important to elected officials. They'll be more interested in what you need if you turn out to vote. Even registering to vote sends a message. The government collects statistics on what age groups are registered to vote. If you are registered you become a potential voter. When the word gets out that record numbers of young people are registering to vote, politicians will get the message and will be more interested in what's important to young people. It helps you and young people everywhere if you register to vote. I have heard that the reason people do not vote sometimes, is that they think if you register that you will get called for jury duty, but they use your drivers license numbers now. I fit into this pattern because i want George Bush out of presidency because he has messed up this country. He has so many innocent people who were in the milit...