Editorial | What’s more important than democracy?

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Are you willing to forsake your vote for cheaper gas? Are you willing to forsake the rights of your neighbor to lower your grocery bills? Are you willing to forsake your own liberties, and the liberties of strangers, for a false sense of security?

These questions, and one other, are at the heart of the Nov. 8 midterm elections — a contest that will define the future of this country, for better or worse, like none before.