WHY VOTE?
Me, I VOTE always, period.
Why?
Because I am voting for a Supreme Court that will protect and advance Civil Rights, Voting Rights, Women's Reproductive Rights, Environmental Rights, Union Rights, a chance to repeal Citizen's United, and safeguard Affirmative Action. These things do matter, even if not to you personally, to others who are at the mercy of what might happen if a GOP gets into the WH while also having a Majority GOP congress. The Next President will replace 2-3 Justices, so it is a BFD!
I vote for those who need food stamps, Social Security (that will be privatized otherwise), health care (for those who can't afford it otherwise), Pell grants, Planned Parenthood, Public Education (that they want to privatize and give out some vouchers, good luck with that), and for regulations that reign in corporations and safeguard our well being. If you think of what happened in Flint, just remember that it took a Federal agency to get the lead out of paint!
My vote is not based on friendship, nor do I vote because someone says everything I agree with. I do not for purity or else, and I certainly do NOT NOT vote because I'm pissed, because if I don't vote, far as I'm concerned, I forfeit the right to complain when we all are wandering in the desert till the end of this century.
Some folks can afford not to vote, cause their parents has them set, but many more cannot afford such a luxury.
I remember during the 10 years after the Civil War, they had Reconstruction, and Black folks were voting and Black folks were being elected to congress. What happened? The vote was taken away from Black folks, and Reconstruction although part of history was all but erased from the history books. I do not want to see that happen to the First Black President's 8 years, just because some folks wanted a BFF to vote for, or else they were gonna have a tantrum!
But look, For those who do NOt want to vote, then DON'T vote. It is always possible at some point, you won't be able to even if you want to. That's what the wrong Supreme court can do for you!
So, Peace, Love and VOTE while you still can!
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That I'm lucky to live here and though life isn't perfect, it is pretty good. I could have been born in Somalia or Syria or Saudi Arabia or in any one of a number of places where merely survival is as good as it gets... 
There is no such thing as not voting. A missing vote has repercussions. It has an impact that registers an outcome. It helps someone win and someone lose. This will be one of the most important elections is US history. The next President will replace two to three, maybe four SCOTUS judges. We can't afford to allow the GOP to make any more gains and stack the court. It will result in the UNDOING of ALL advances made in social justice in this country in the LAST CENTURY. The GOP will dismantle ALL advances made in civil rights, employment, gender discrimination and environmental protections. One election can set this country back for decades to regain the damage the GOP will impose on this country. Getting the country back will be like trying to survive getting stuck in quicksand.
