After starting protest of status quo, Colin Kaepernick didn’t vote
Nov 9, 2016 at 2:47 PM
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Colin Kaepernick declined to vote. When Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem earlier this season, he kicked off an entire national discussion on police brutality, the treatment of African-Americans, and the rights of Americans to protest their own national anthem. But when it came time for Kaepernick to exercise his right as an American to participate in the governing process, he declined to do so. Reporter: Have you voted?Colin Kaepernick: "No."Reporter: Are you going to vote?Kaepernick: "No."#49ers — Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) November 8, 2016 Kaepernick told reporters on Tuesday that he didn't vote. That in itself is not a surprise, given the fact that he criticized both President-elect Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as equally unfit for the office of president. But it's a disquieting message to send for someone who's clearly positioned himself as a civil rights role model. Kaepernick has long positioned himself in opposition to both major-party candidates. "It was embarrassing to watch that these are our two candidates," he said in September after one debate. "Both are proven liars, and it almost seems like they're trying to...
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