Voting

I don’t believe a person should be forced or convinced to vote if he or she didn’t want to do so. If I had a friend who was able to vote, meaning he or she was 18 and a citizen of the United States I wouldn’t try to convince that friend to vote. I myself am part of those eighteen year olds who doesn’t participate in voting. They may have other reasons than I do but I would respect that. For example, maybe that friend didn’t believe in the government so he or she wouldn’t want to be a part of voting for it. Other reasons may be that he or she does not like the candidates that are up for election. My reason is because I have my own government and I place my allegiance to it and nothing else. That government is a Theocracy which is originated from God and is taught through his word the bible. Now I know there are those who share this same belief with me but it is highly unlikely that the people who are at my school that I associate with would have this same reason for not voting. This is why I mentioned before that they may have their own reasons. The way I see it is that if I want a person to respect my opinion, beliefs and values than I have to give them that same respect as well. I cannot try to convince someone to vote when it is against their will to begin with as it is against mine. I would be considered a hypocrite. This is why if I had a friend who was 18 years old and didn’t want to vote I wouldn’t convince them to.