Citizens Should Vote To Vote

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People have many different reason why they may or may not vote. U.S. citizens should use their vote because it is their earned right, it helps them affect change, and it ensures their voice is heard. Furthermore, children and other members of society who cannot vote depend on voters to make the right choices on their behalf.
When voting, we as citizens are participating in the free will, and the earned right, from the men and woman that has fought and died to give us. Voting started in 1776 with only men. However, during WWI men were required to join the armed forces, when this happened a need for workers opened. So, the women stepped up and filled in as the workers in place of the newly enlisted men. This showed men in the United States

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