Voting binds us together.

What binds us together more than our history of striving for freedom, our bond of exercising our free will for a better life, or our rights guaranteed by our constitution?

What tool do we have to protect and maintain our freedom to live as we choose? Our vote!

Here are 50 reasons to use it:

1. Democracy means "people-force." When you don't vote, 'the People' create a power vacuum.

With all the speculation surrounding 2016 presidential candidates, the names Hillary, Paul, Christie, and Rubio appear in the headlines. That is understandable because they are the biggest names and dream candidates for several pivotal groups. Some of them may run against each other, but to quote from Highlander, “there can only be one.”

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." - Declaration of Independence

The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence knew they were committing high treason against the British Crown, and that if caught, they would have been tortured and then killed in one of the gruesomest manners possible. Their assets would have been seized, leaving their widows and families penniless.

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that U.S. Attorney General

Eric Holder will resign his post and will wait until a successor is nominated and confirmed before leaving. Holder previously stated that he would likely leave by the end of the year, but the timing was certainly enough to catch some people by surprise.

On top of being the 82nd attorney general, Holder is also the first African-American to serve in the position.

Up to half a million people who have signed up for health care under the Affordable Care Act could lose coverage or have to pay more due to problems with their paperwork, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

About 115,000 people haven't verified their citizenship or immigration status, and 363,000 people haven't verified their income, the report said.