Do you vote because you feel it's your civic duty?

I sincerely think I can make a difference for my country with my vote. I don't even consider it a duty. If I decided not to vote I wouldn't feel guilty. I rather feel it is my civic privilege to vote. So many nations can't even dream of helping choose the next leader of their country no matter how bad the present leadership is. I always vote conservatively because I think that is the best way to protectour constitutional rights. I think our country has a lot to lose if Obama comes to power. His ideas for government will severly limit our constitutional rights if anyone follows his lead. His plans for the USA are alarming.

Hello Oneidmnster, Love your I.D. by the way. Do I vote because it's my civic responsibility? No, I vote because I am committed to supporting our Constitution, and the vision of our Founding Fathers. In fact, I would consider it a marked improvement if people who do not commit themselves to really understanding the issues would simply abstain. I have come to believe that they better serve the nation by not casting an uninformed, or underinformed vote. They better serve the interests of the nation by not allowing their spouse, friend, teacher, minister, favorite news personality, etc... to tell them who to vote for. Doesn't that actually equate to one person getting two, or more, votes? Isn't that practice a black-eye on our election process??? I didn't always believe this way. In fact, I've participated in a number of voter registration drives. Though, not anymore! Not since I've seen the negative impact of allowing our elections to be horse races, based on who has the better marketing campaign, instead of the earnest debate over which individuals are best qualified, and most competent to lead our nation. Not since the political parties failed to vet qualified candidates who are committed to the best interests of our nation, instead of the best interests of the United Nations, or their party war-chests. I fully support your desire to postpone the election until we can get a handle on our 'lesser of two evils' reality. In fact, I'd support a complete scrapping of this entire past year's campaigning and caucus/primary results in lieu of a single, national primary with every candidate's name listed on the ballot. This would minimize the impact of the biased media, and eliminate the need for a $100 million campaign coffer. Though, wishing it won't make it a reality. As such, I am compelled to prioritize the issues, and vote accordingly. Sad, but true!