Your Vote Matters... Or Does It?

As an American citizen, we have the right to vote and to have a say in our government. Yet, there are many people who believe that even though we do have a vote, it does not matter. I understand where they are coming from. I was like them for a while. I believed that my vote didn't matter. I mean, it is just one vote in what is probably thousands or millions of them. How much sway could it possibly hold? How much impact? Yet, ask yourself this. What if everyone thought that their vote didn't matter? If everyone thought like that, no one would vote. My opinion changed after I took a government class at my high school. It was manditory for graduation. Bleh. Yet, in the end, I learned a lot in that class. It also changed my opinion on voting. I actually learned the way the voting system works. It all has to do with two words: "Electoral College." The Electoral College consists of representatives from each state. It is their vote that has the deciding factor on who becomes president. You may be asking yourself, if their vote is the deciding factor, what does my vote matter? If you are thinking that, I want you to ask yourself how do you think the Electoral College decides who to vote for? It is our votes that tell them who to vote for president. It works like this. The people in each state vote for their favorite candidate. After all the votes are counted, the electoral college members of that state will place their vote with the candidate that had the most votes in their state. Technically, they don't have to vote who the people say to vote for. (In case you were curious, the people's vote is known as the "popular vote.") Yet, it is very highly expected that they do. You see, our votes do matter. Whatever opinion you have, I hope that what you take from this article is knowledge of how the voting system works. So, comment or submit your thoughts. Do vote? Why? Why not? Can't wait to hear from you!

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