Voting is important, no doubt about that. But this post's last sentence is too much of a sound bite with little substance. Recent (and long-ago) immigrants who are not citizens aren't allowed to vote. Does this mean they can't complain about American immigration policies? And many of Campus Progress' readers weren't 18 for the most recent presidential election. Does this mean they don't have the right to complain about the current president?

But the primary point remains; voting is important.

Two reasons I don't vote. First of all, it's meaningless. This country was bought and sold and paid for a long time ago. The shit they shuffle around every four years doesn't mean a fuckin' thing.

And secondly I don't vote, because I believe that if you vote, you have no right to complain. People like to twist that around, I know. They say, "well, if you don't vote, you have no right to complain," but where's the logic in that? If you vote and you elect dishonest, incompetent people, and they get into office and screw everything up, well you are responsible for what they have done. You caused the problem. You voted them in. You have no right to complain.

I, on the other hand, who did not vote, who, in fact, did not even leave the house on election day, am in no way responsible for what these people have done and have every right to complain as loud as I want about the mess you created that I had nothing to do with.

So I know later on this year you're going to have one of those swell Presidential elections that you like so much. You'll enjoy yourselves, it'll be a lot of fun. I'm sure as soon as the election is over your country will improve immediately. As for me, I'll be at home on that day doing essentially the same thing as you, the only difference is when I get finished masturbating, I'm going to have a little something to show for it, folks.