Why vote?

[azurite]

My icon (Palpatine 08: why vote for a lesser evil?) is darkly ironic.

Moving on: why vote?
I have two friends who may or may not be reading this who aren't registered to vote. I'm hoping to change that for at least one of them, but I need your help.

What are your reasons for voting?
Why do you think voting is important?

I don't care where you're from, what your party affiliation is, or what specifically you're voting for, since the necessity and importance of voting is something that I think crosses state and party lines.

Help me out here!
(For the record, I have a ton of great reasons why I vote, but I want to hear your reasons first.)

Comments

[kitesareevil.livejournal.com]

While I cannot argue in favor of voting for the president to most people (Hey, sorry, they're right, their vote usually doesn't count) as an example I use propositions as a reason why people SHOULD vote.

Out here gay marriage is up, again, to be added as a constitutional amendment to be banned. We defeated it last time by a very VERY slim margin, and mostly because the wording would have also made it so that adult children (disabled) would have also lost their health benefits. The margin of defeat was only about 3% - you're not talking a lot of votes.

THAT'S where one vote really does count. In issues where they tally each and every vote and where your voice is heard and majority does rule.

In the presidential races, does it? Sure, I guess, but if you're like me and voting democrat in Arizona, what hope do you have of your vote actually counting towards Obama's vote count? NONE.