Much ado is made about low voter turnout but that focuses attention on the wrong problem. If you don’t have the motivation to spend a few minutes casting a vote on Election Day, you certainly don’t have the motivation to educate yourself on the candidates. If everything you know about a candidate comes from a handful of television ads, stay home. In addition, your responsibility doesn’t end with knowing a candidate’s positions on the issues. Understanding the Constitution and the proper, limited role of government in society should be prerequisites. Of course it that was the case, McCain and Obama would never have made it past the primaries.

Voting, like all rights, comes with responsibilities. If you wish to exercise your right, take the responsibility to educate yourself.