Choose Or Lose :: Voting Vote Politics Political Essays

Choose Or digest The election of 2004 is being talked about all over the country. It is champion of the close to publicized elections I can remember, and yet I still do not feel that involved. My decision to vote this November depends on how sure I am at the time. I suppose you need to be an informed voter to be a good voter. Voting for someone you think speaks well or looks good is wrong. What is it that causes so many young voters standardized me to not vote? A lot of people think it is a lack of concern that causes young people not to go to the ballot booth that first Tuesday in November, but I think its something more. Our government activity is based on participation and being apathetic about voter turnout is no excuse. Without active involvement from the people democracy will fail. The twenty-sixth Amendment granted those who are 18 years of age the right to vote. This permit has long been abused by those ages 18-24. Since the Amendment was passe d in 1972, the percentage of eligible voters ages 18-24 who actually vote has dropped 13%. The article by Carrie Donovan and Mark Lopez, Youth and self-aggrandising Voter Turnout From 1972-2002, states that in 1972, 55% of youths voted and in 2000, 42% of youths voted. This is grand compared to the 70% of citizens that are 25 + and voted in the 2000 election. This dramatic drop in voting among the young adult population is eating away at democracy. The election affects anyone, but unfortunately, not everyone recognizes that fact. Those who do not vote perplex no right to complain about the outcome of an election, and nor the right to complain the decisions made by those elected to office. If this is true then why doesnt every eligible citizen vote? Politics affect EVERYONE. Those who are currently passage to school most probable have a student loan. The student loan interest rate is controlled by the government, and Im sure there isnt one student who is lo oking forward to paying more interest. Anyone who votes most likely has a job and is therefore paying taxes.