*steps on a soapbox*
In a few hours, I will join so many other American citizens and exercise my right (and privilege) to vote. Perhaps the easiest choice I will make today is whether or not to send my Republican Congressman back for another term.
It was Thomas Phillip O’Neill, Jr, (“Tip” to his friends) who once said, “All politics is local,” and the late Speaker of the House of Representatives was absolutely right.
My small home resides in the following Districts:
– A Congressional District
– A State Senatorial District
– A Board of Equalization District
– A County Board of Education District
– A County Supervisorial District
– A State Assembly District
– A County Judicial District
– A Community College District
– A County Transportation District
– A County Water District
– A Superior Court of California District
– A Medical Healthcare District
– A Unified School District
– A Lighting District
And finally a City Council District.
Every single one of these Districts will be asking for my vote today on some candidate or issue that will fiscally impact me and mine for years to come. That is a simple fact. And if I haven’t taken the time to know the positions of the candidates and the issues in these 15 Districts – well, I’ll get what I deserve: expensive, but poor Government service.
The most prized thing in the world is a knowledgeable and informed electorate. Vote today, but know what you’re voting for.
*steps off soapbox and heads to the polls*