I shared President Obama’s Facebook post the other day about voting, and I had a friend respond that ‘She wished her voice mattered.” Like her, you might ask yourself, “Why should I vote?” I get it, I really do. My friend gave me a slew of reasons she didn’t feel like voting accomplished anything, and I didn’t disagree with her thought process. However, for every reason there is NOT to vote, there is a reason you should. You will still deal with the consequences Not casting your vote is the one surefire way to make sure no one hears your voice. You will silence yourself, and yet still have to deal with the outcome. Voting is your chance to speak out on the issues that matter: minimum wage, school funding, public works, and state laws. These laws have effects that last for years if not generations, and if more people shared their thoughts, I think there would be better laws passed. With presidential elections, I feel like there are three groups, nearly everyone fits into:...