I voted today in a runoff election. I early voted so I won’t know if my candidate won or lost until next week. Before I voted, I went online to make sure I understood the positions of both candidates. Once I read their platforms I was ready to cast my vote. Early voting is held at a nearby library, so I get two for one. I get to vote and I get to peruse the new books. Wherever you live, if you have a chance to vote, vote! If you live in the U.S. we may or may not agree on candidates, but we can agree that voting is a hard earned right. When it’s time for you to vote, I hope you’ll be at your polling place to cast your vote.
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Something to Think About
A great right in democracies is the right to vote. We can vote between competing candidates who express competing ideas. When we don’t vote, we forfeit our right to have a say in who governs us. Sometimes our votes are for winning candidates whose views we support. Other times, our votes are for the losing candidate and the opposing candidate wins. That’s the way it is in a democracy, the majority vote counts. We accept it and move on, grateful we had a chance to vote.
