Every election I remind people to vote. I don't tell them for whom to vote...just that they should vote.
Now I can't make you vote and unless voting precinct is the one wear I work on Election Day, I don't know if you vote.
All I can do is urge you to vote and the rest is up to you.
That's it. It's up to you.
I know..the odds of a single vote deciding the election are 60 million to 1 (yeah someone actually did a study on that). So yeah, you have better odds of being hit by lightening twice then YOUR vote being the deciding vote in a presidential election. Still, stranger things have happened. The late Roy Cleveland Sullivan was hit by lightening SEVEN times in his lifetime (no it wasn't the 7th strike that killed him).
Yet, even if your vote isn't THE vote, it's still a good idea. I mean it's more than an idea it's a right! Ok, yeah I could go on about the people who fought and died for that right. I could talk to you about people who marched, were jailed and beaten for that right. But hey, I'm not your mother or your spiritual advisor so I'm not going for the guilt trip.
What I am going to stress that sometimes rights aren't just about what we can do but what we should do.
The founding fathers and the midwives of this country crafted a government intended to be by the people and for the people. It's a great concept. Pretty novel for the times and still pretty shiny today too. Yet, this grand idea only works if the people make it work. If people don't show up, if they don't get involved and if they don't live up to their responsibilities then this government doesn't work.
Oops! Sorry, went all preachy there on you for a moment. As you can tell, I'm a bit passionate about the subject.
Tomorrow's the day. The weather forecast in my area (and other parts of the country) say it's going to be lovely. Yeah, the lines might be long, but on the bright side you won't be alone. Who knows you might make a new friend, get a date or catch up with an old friend you haven't seen...well since the last time you voted.
All I am saying is just get out there and do it. It's up to you. Vote.
sr
PS Thank you!