Voting for the Voiceless

Today I saw a YouTube video shared on Facebook that speaks volumes about a demographic that always seems to get ignored: Those too young to vote.

That YouTube video, "Voices Without a Vote," can be viewed by clicking here.

Contrary to popular belief, young people do care about the electoral process and some of them care quite a lot, such as the young people featured in this video. When I was growing up, I was always involved in the political process, even though my friends would frequently ridicule me and tell me that "it didn't matter because I wasn't old enough to vote." Oh those few people couldn't have been anymore wrong.

As the teenagers appearing in the video point out, we who are of voting age now aren't just voting for the present, we are voting to set policy for years to come, to define the direction of America for years to come. It's always been that way, but the 2012 election is about that more than any other election in the history of this country. Although the left-wing media will never admit it, this election is not just Romney vs. Obama, this election is not change vs. status quo and this election is certainly not "two people, same choice" and third party candidates are trying to make people believe! No, this election is about self-reliance vs. government dependence and socialism. This election is about what made America great vs. what has brought Greece, Italy and Spain to their respective knees.

It is so reassuring to see young people who already know at such a young age what this election means for America. To me, it shows that maybe America still does have hope for the future, something I myself question at times when I see people blindly follow Barack Obama, something I question when I see the media outright lying and distorting the news that millions in this country consume.

I began writing political opinion pieces when I was 16. I helped on my first campaign in the fall of 2010 at the age of 17.  And now as a 19-year-old, I find myself considering a run at a state-level seat as early as the next election cycle in 2014. The idea becomes more and more appealing almost every day. I and everyone reading this blog can only hope the teens who appear in this video are as politically active as they appear. I hope that some of them consider running for office and trying to make a real difference in this country. As America's youth, we are the future. We need to keep this country strong, we need to keep it fiscally sound, and we need independent citizens continuing to be self-reliant.

Jimmy Williams