As a citizen of these United States of America I am able to exercise my right to vote today.
Personally I feel it is my duty. I thank the many women who fought and marched for this privilege 100 years ago.
I thank my mom for instilling in me a responsibility to get involved. To read. To research. When I first started voting we had newspapers & the TV news to learn about what each candidate stood for. Now we have the internet & 24/7 cable news shows.
Recently I was reminded, again, how precious this right & responsibility is. I was having a chat with a friend through Twitter and she shared that the country she lives in has only been a democracy for 20 years. 20 years. Her sense of pride & joy was evident.
I will leave work and drive to my neighborhood polling station. I have my sample ballet that I have spent hours mulling over the language in the 11 amendments that are on my ballot. I will stand in line.
Today I am able to exercise my right to vote.
Will you?
Personally I feel it is my duty. I thank the many women who fought and marched for this privilege 100 years ago.
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| New York City May 6, 1912 |
I thank my mom for instilling in me a responsibility to get involved. To read. To research. When I first started voting we had newspapers & the TV news to learn about what each candidate stood for. Now we have the internet & 24/7 cable news shows.
Recently I was reminded, again, how precious this right & responsibility is. I was having a chat with a friend through Twitter and she shared that the country she lives in has only been a democracy for 20 years. 20 years. Her sense of pride & joy was evident.
I will leave work and drive to my neighborhood polling station. I have my sample ballet that I have spent hours mulling over the language in the 11 amendments that are on my ballot. I will stand in line.
Today I am able to exercise my right to vote.
Will you?
Great post, Ginny! And great sentiments. Hope you have a great day. I tend to walk to my polling place, which is only a few blocks away. It's sort of a reflective, little tradition I indulge myself in whenever there's voting to be done.
ReplyDeleteGreat, inspiring blog entry, Ginny. Thank you!
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