Charles:  Indeed, voting is patriotic.  "believe in democracy, like the Founding Fathers."  I infer just a touch of sarcasm in that comment.  If so, it's deserved.  We're far more democratic than those Founding Fathers, who, of course, didn't allow their slaves to vote, nor did they allow women to vote......let alone hold public office.  Were those FFs still in charge, we'd have neither or present nor our next president.......  best regards to you Charles...... Gary Crum