Why Is It Fair To Vote

The democratic process that allows democracy to exist, is fair as far as allowing citizens that are qualified to participate in voting and making important decisions, be able to vote. In my opinion it is also not fair or just a waste of time since the most popular vote does not count. Even though the votes do not hold a lot in the presidential election, by giving eligible members of each state equal rights to vote is fair to me. Some individuals come from other countries and they are not able to vote until they become a United States citizen. Also, felonies are not able to vote until after seven years. There are a lot of stipulations, but I think that it is best for our country because some people might not understand the process and how our …show more content…
I think it’s fair that some people like felonies cannot vote in the state of Texas until they have been out of prison and off parole for seven years. To me this gives them time to get their life together and start to adjust to how the world is at that time vs to when they were locked up. When someone goes to prison for a long period of time, then the world if totally different when they get out. They need time to catch up with the new technology and etc. when they are released from prison. Some individuals need time to think of the best choice to help our nation. If you are still thinking back in 1990, then you will not be able to make an affective decision for today. I do not think the democratic process should extend to everyone who wants to participate. Said previously, everyone is not ready in life to make wise decisions for our county. A lot of individuals have not done any research on the US to really know what’s going on and smart ways on how to make the country better. I agree with the results of the election because that is the correct process. No one can get upset about Hilary having more popular votes just because this is not a new system that is being