A right to vote is equal to, no more, no less than an individual's right NOT to vote. I get fed up of hearing the attempt to dishonor people for not voting because our veteran's did whatever, etc. etc. It's like freedom of speech; if I choose to speak, so be it. If I don't, then just as good. Right to bear arms. I don't have one. The right does not mean that I have to have one, just that I can. Flag burning, though it sickens my heart terribly, I believe is a right protected under freedom of speech. I would never do it and hate those that do but that is what makes this country what it is. Home of the FREE! Rights allow us chosse how to act, not dictate how we must act.
That being said, I voted today. I served 4+ honorable years in the USN and am proud of it. I go to PGR rides and always hold veterans, living or dead, in the highest esteem. I just wish people would understand what a right truly is and try not to use guilt and other methods of having people conform to their ways of thinking.
Right = Choice = Freedom
It is that simple.
