This really pissed my dad off. My response was "They wouldn't be there if people didn't vote for them". He responded "I guess there are certain problems that just aren't going to get fixed until my generation [the baby boom] dies."
It also helps that we've put so many disincentives to voting in place. Beyond the current right-wing photo ID BS, we refuse to make voting day a national holiday of some kind, it's during work hours, polling places are often barely able to cope with a 50% turnout let alone one that's not embarrassing, etc.
Deny Obama's birth cirtificate or Area 51 whatever all you like but this is my children's future you ignorant motherfuckos aee playing with. Get the facts or get fucked.