*steps on a soapbox*
Next week, on November 8th, I hope you will join me and so many other American citizens in exercising your right (and privilege) to vote. The decision of whether you cast a Presidential vote for a man who believes he is incapable of making mistakes and that flaws in others are to be pointed out and belittled so that he doesn’t have to admit to himself or others he is not perfect; or for a woman who admitted she has made mistakes, but seemingly can not find forgiveness in America’s eyes is not difficult – but it is not to be taken lightly either. Perhaps the easiest choice I will make on that day will be whether or not to give the county coroner another term. (I will not.)
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 home resides in the following Districts:
– A Congressional District
– A State Senatorial District
– A Public Service Commission District
– A State Representative District
– A County Judicial District
– A Superior Court of Georgia District
– And finally a City Council District.
Every single one of these Districts will be asking for my vote, my concurrence, 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 7 Districts – well, I’ll get what I deserve: expensive, but poor Government service.
The most precious thing in the world is a knowledgeable and informed electorate. An electorate that knows what it is voting for and against; that knows the consequences of that vote and knows that they (and they alone) will have to live with the final outcome long after all the pundits that tout the social merits of any candidate or issue (pro or con) have left. We should never forget that a democracy is always only one election away from never having elections again. Thus, we, as a nation, should treat each election cycle as if it might be the last because one day it might be. Your vote is important.
I encourage you to vote on Tuesday, but know what you’re voting for (or against). My name is Bill and I approved this message.
*steps off soapbox*
