Mike Rowe (That guy from the Dirty Jobs show) answered a fan's question on if he's going to encourage his fans to go out and vote. I thought he had a very interesting and atypical answer you don't see very often. Rowe says why he should tell people to vote, if he doesn't know them. He likens the right to vote to the right to bear arms. Just because you have the right to have a weapon, should every one have a weapon? He says voting is a right, not your duty or responsibility. And questions celebrities who come out every four years and tell people to vote. Here's a small excerpt:
"Every four years, celebrities and movie stars look earnestly into the camera and tell the country to ‘get out and vote.’ They tell us it’s our ‘most important civic duty,’ and they speak as if the very act of casting a ballot is more important than the outcome of the election. This strikes me as somewhat hysterical. Does anyone actually believe that Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ed Norton would encourage the ‘masses’ to vote, if they believed the ‘masses’ would elect Donald Trump?”
http://qpolitical.com/24-hours-after-last-nights-debate-mike-rowe-makes-a-huge-confession-on-what-he-see-wrong-with-this-election/
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