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The best way to prepare yourself for voting next time is to start at the beginning again and focus on basic history and how the government is set-up.

Learn about the three branches of government and what they are

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/

Learn about our history

• http://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp

Learn about the Bill of Rights, from grade school type material. Look for something geared to a 4th-6th grade level.

• http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
  

Learn about the United States Constitution

• http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

Learn about the Declaration of Independence.

• http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

Before you can make any change, you need to start there.

The whole reason we are where we are at now is because your peers do not know any of these basic rights.

They just speak and vote and parrot so they don’t have to admit that they know nothing.

You have an advantage because you are not afraid to admit you know nothing.

Let me know if you want some resources for the above topics. Those are the foundations of how you should vote. Because how you feel about those documents and about being an American will provide you an opportunity to make an informed decision when voting.

It will require much reading, but as a result we will have a stronger society because you took the time to read.

The most important part is knowing your culture’s history. Knowing what came before and then deciding where *you* as an individual would like things to end up. Do not become someone else’s agenda. Become your own voice. 

You cannot speak until you have listened to yourself

Then find out where to vote

• http://maps.google.com/vote

P.S. this was originally dedicated to my sister, but then I realized that it can apply to many people.