Why do you vote (or not vote)?

[Bishop]

I vote because I can. Will my vote turn the tide one way or another in the state I live in? No.

When I turned 18 I was just in time for a Presidental race.. that was exciting to me. When I was in college I volunteered in a Texas Governor race.. I enjoyed that even though my canidate lost. I don't always vote at the state level but I almost always vote at the national and local levels.

I like the fact that I have the option to vote.. It is important to my father and it was important to his father.. makes me feel like I am playing a role in the way things are.