Vote! It's Your Right and Your Responsibility

Dear Editor,
    The Chronicle’s election coverage and its emphasis on voting as an civic obligation has been well received.
    In my opinion, history is more likely to repeat itself if mistrust in the political system leads to continued apathy and a corresponding lack of civic engagement.
    It can easily be argued that, in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, the 18 to 26 year-old population mainly sat on the sidelines and voted in unimpressive numbers. Other voting blocks had poor voting numbers as well, particularly when compared to other nations who cherish the right to vote. Votes from younger voters would have changed these two elections, thereby changing world history for the past eight years.
    So, put down your party equipment, and get to the damn early-voting polls.