Those Who Don’t Vote Have No Basis to Beef

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once declared: “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms.” Our democracy can be and has been disappointing to some, but it can’t be denied that a democracy’s ability to reach its full potential and wide array of ideals rests on the foundation of citizen involvement—voting.

Congressman and civil-rights icon John Lewis reminds us that: “The vote is the most powerful non-violent tool we have…(and that) too many people struggled, suffered and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.”