Frustrated voters can’t back down
For most of my babybooming life, I’ve paid little attention to politics. Lack of education is partly to blame. My parents couldn’t teach me what they didn’t know. To my knowledge, they had no party affiliation nor did they ever vote. I took Government in high school, but I found it incredibly boring and my teacher uninspiring.
As an adult, a busy and exhausting career and the everyday challenges of raising a family consumed most of my energy. Besides there were no heavy duty issues to garner my attention like climate change, gun violence, immigration, LGBT rights and terrorism. And thus, the political world was foreign and irrelevant to me.
Eventually, I transformed myself from an uninformed bystander to an educated participant. Learning the values of each party gave me clarity about who to vote for. It’s no longer who is the young good-looking one, the articulate debater or the stylish dresser. It’s not about gender or affluence. It’s not even about who is more likable. It’s about whom is trustworthy to support and protect the values that I hold close and dear to my heart. How could I possibly stay home on Election Day with so much at risk?
Unfortunately, some people are fed up and have chosen not to vote. If politicians want to lure their constituency back to the voting booths, they should modernize antiquated rules and procedures. The American people don’t want to be overruled by the Electoral College. The American people want the president’s Cabinet to be inclusive of both parties. The American people want a “no waiting” policy for confirming Supreme Court justices. The American people want compact congressional districts drawn via computer software.
And the American people want an alternative to the strategic stall tactic known as the filibuster.
The women’s suffrage movement and the American civil-rights movement saw many of our ancestors fight long and hard for the right to vote. When Americans cast a vote, they honor their legacy. When parents cast a vote, they set an example for their children. When teachers bring the pages of the government book to life, they inspire their students to believe in the power of one.
Voting is our right. One should not let frustration with the system keep one from exercising it.
Larry Knisley Hilliard him, according to The Washington Post.
I have worked the polls for years and never had to ask anyone to prove he was a legal citizen. A driver’s license, even a utility bill, is enough. California is the biggest, but not only, state that gives driver licenses to illegal immigrants.
I have worked and even voted in nearly every one of our 50 states and never had or gave a copy of my birth certificate. I have read that Ohio is loose about giving out drivers’ licenses.
Trump’s claim is baseless? Columbus