The first time I remember voting was in 5th grade for class president. Andrew was a really smart kid with a bright future and is probably a professor at Harvard or curing diseases.

His opponent was Jared. Jared was a spastic 5th grader who got stuck in a trashcan a year earlier and spoke about cheeseburgers during his presidential speech.

I voted for Jared. He was my friend, and having friends in power is a good thing.

Jared won, to the surprise of everyone, including Jared.


Since then, voting hasn’t been important to me. I voted in the last two Presidential elections, but that’s it.

Twitter, Facebook, athletes, celebrities etc. have all been pushing people to vote this November!

I don’t even know what we’re voting for. Midterms? I hated midterms in high school.

But after about the hundredth time hearing it, it occurred to me:

…maybe I should vote? 

“Good idea, Sam.”


Politics as a whole usually leaves me discouraged so I don’t pay as much attention as I should.

I feel too uneducated on the candidates, positions that are up for grabs, and issues to vote for anything other than President. But I’d guess most people voting are as dumb as I am.

So this fall, I’m going to (try to) do my duty as a citizen and vote in whatever the hell people are telling me to vote in.

I almost write “Give me $10 and I’ll vote for whoever you want me to” but according Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 29, Page 597 of the U.S. Code, that’s illegal.

Give me advice to educate myself please.