The need to encourage people to get registered to vote and participate

It is shamful that only about one third of the people who are eligible to vote in Local and State elections are participating in this very important duty as a citizen of these United States.  That means that two thirds of the citizens just don't care what happens to this great country or are not interested enough to get off their back sides and do their duty at election time.  Every citizen should be concerned enough to not only vote but take the time to educate themselves so that when they do vote, that vote is an educated vote and will sincerely put our country back on the right path to being ruled by our Constitution and Bill of Rights and not by the whims of some socialistic group leading us toward communistic rule.  Come on, this is a government of the people, by the people and for the people and if we don't uphold that great responsibility we are in the process of loosing that great honor as it was besowed on us by our founding fathers.  Please take an ionterest in your future, as well as all of us who do care.