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Statistically, voting (in a Presidential election) does accomplish very little. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it, but we're fools to rely on a President or our votes for him to achieve the freedom we require.
However, that doesn't mean that individuals are powerless to effect change. In order for the two-party system to "evolve" into something that can restore to us our birthright of individual human liberty, "the people" as a whole will have to reject the any party or politician who would infringe upon said liberty.
You might ask, what, then, can an individual do to work towards this seemingly impossible change? I believe the American people hunger for this change, even as they are being mislead by the likes of Barack Obama to vote against it. Thus, the individual should remain (or become) critical (e.g. of both Barack Obama and John McCain), vocal, and active.
And that's what the OC movement is all about. The activism aspect is, in effect, working to change society, one person at a time. And we're achieving the desired result! That's the great thing about personal responsibility and individual action: not only do you have more direct effect than by, say, voting, but you encourage others to assume and demand personal responsibility themselves. And only by assuming responsibility can the people take back what our government has stolen.
What we have here could be the proverbial "light at the end of the tunnel." What I'm suggesting is that we recognize the incredibly powerful effect we can have -- not just with regards to RKBA -- and not allow it to become tainted with ineffectual, short-sighted partisanship. Instead, we should take it beyond such partisanship, and work to unite Americans with respect for human rights and demand for personal responsibility.
In summary, we should treat OC as more than a partisan issue not just because it's a fundamental human right, but because doing so may be part of the bigger solution to America's "rights crisis."
