By not voting, we do not send messages to politicians as was suggested in the editorial. Instead, we are saying that we accept the status quo, and we are telling the politicos in Washington that we do not want change. Kawar then goes on to undermine his entire argument by admitting that he is going to vote. In a very hypocritical way, he doesn't even follow his own advice. Good for him.
Voting is an important process, and one of the first of many steps toward reform and change.
I would like to offer up advice to students at Emory that is completely the opposite of Kawar's. Go out and vote on November 7. If you don't, you have no right to complain about the state of affairs in this country. By voting, you bring about change. Apparently, some people at Emory haven't figured that out yet.