• Do Not Vote
This flies in the face of conventional election day fare, which suggests that motivated voters encourage the unmotivated to do the same, but please, don’t go vote today.
I am speaking, of course, to the lazy or undecided voters who, upon being pressured by friends and family, would head out to the polls, select a presidential candidate based on the opinions of others, and randomly choose senators, representatives, and amendments. Just stay home. You’re not helping.
The right to vote is just that, a right. It is not a mandate, an obligation, or a duty. It is not compulsory. Our leaders should be elected by informed, intelligent Americans who, regardless of their political views, have at least formed them based on fact, study, instinct, and personal interest. Despite popular myth, high voter turnout does not beget stronger leadership, nor does it indicate an informed electorate. And we cannot afford to have our next president selected at random.
If you are still undecided or apathetic, I’m asking you, as a favor to America, to just stay home. Your ignorance might doom us all.