On the eve of this election, there's something I need your help to understand

[H2O Man]

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I'll be voting tomorrow. I follow a simple rule: I vote as my conscience dictates.

I consider the act of voting to be a very important right and responsibility. I also am convinced that voting is but the first step involved in being a good citizen. Other rights and responsibilities can be found in Amendment #1, and in many, many other places.

In order to be an informed citizen, we need to do more than read a newspaper, watch the evening news, and scan the internet for information that supports our previously held positions. We need to engage in discussions, and yes, debates, even heated (though civil) debates.

Indeed, "democracy" is not what starts in Washington, DC. It's not a future goal. It is the combined efforts of all of us, on a daily basis.