With Election Day behind us, we can start to brace ourselves for the new, hopefully better system. One that supports its people. The truth of the matter is, it doesn’t matter what party you are with; it just matters that you voted. There are other countries that don’t allow this, and we should be thankful that we still get to vote. This is what are fore father’s desired for and our military fights for. I personally believe that every time I vote, whether the person I want wins or not, I honor them.
My government teacher in college used to work under one of the presidents (he helped write his speeches) he said two things that I have never forgotten. On the first day, he said, “All of you who are of age need to vote; your vote matters. And the sad fact is that every year fewer and fewer people take part in voting, and one day we will blink and that privilege will be gone. Not because it was taken away, but because a generation will have stopped caring and doing.” That scared the heck out of me! One day, there will be a generation so caught up in things like technology, drama, and money that they won’t care about their rights! Think about that! The other thing he said was, “It’s your choice if you vote or not, but if you choose not to, then you don’t have the right to complain, because you are part of the problem. And remember, when you don’t vote, you give your vote away.” Again, that struck me because it was true: by not voting, I was giving someone else my voice. Someone else makes my choice for me, and what if I don’t agree with what they value?
I think the biggest thing that I noticed during this election was that states changed colors, which meant more people voted! More people remembered that this is a democracy, not a dictatorship! More people’s voices were used and heard. Whether you like the results or not, what’s done is done, but at least your voice was heard, and that’s what really matters.
We the people have spoken. Deal with that, Mr. President!
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