How come the youth of America (30 and under) spend less than 5 minutes a month on the election?

To those in Washington making decisions for a 鈥淏etter America鈥?

You want to know why a lot of us 30 and under don鈥檛 spend more than 5 minutes a month on the presidential elections? That鈥檚 about how much time we get from those elected. When is it going to be our turn? When will we have a voice in our lives? I am really sick of old white men determining the way my life should go. IT IS TIME, for you to give up the complete control of the reigns and share them with the next generation. We are not living in the 40鈥檚 or 50鈥檚. What is deemed immoral by those standards does not hold today. How dare any of our 鈥渆lected officials鈥?determine whether or not a gay couple should have the same rights as a heterosexual couple? Almost every other civilized nation has realized that gay men and women are just as 鈥渘ormal鈥?as the rest of us. How dare they determine who we can and cannot love? Isn鈥檛 this a free country? How can they determine agriculture or environmental issues, when they aren鈥檛 going to be around to witness the atrocious hardships based on their decisions? It seems to me, many of those in offices have been there for a while and nothing, but nothing, has gone right for some time. You blame us. You blame our hip hop culture. You blame our Rock culture. Hell you even blame video games. Stop putting the blame on others and start embracing it. You are so focused with the way you feel this country should be run, or what you feel is in our best interest without even asking. I am white, 26 years old from KY, but I grew up with many different races and cultures (Unlike my parents, aunts and uncles). I have a more open mind for people鈥檚 religion, beliefs and way of life. I think it is unfortunate that when many of you were in school, you were surrounded by the same people you are today sitting in office. Leave your entourage, media cameras and even your close friends behind and go to a soup kitchen. Don鈥檛 do it for media, do it to get to know those that have it the hardest. Visit the schools that are in your constituencies; get to know some youth. I know the people with the money greatly influence decisions, but there are so many SO VERY MANY of us that don鈥檛 have that money, and we need our voices heard.

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How come the youth of America (30 and under) spend less than 5 minutes a month on the election?

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