What in the name of freedom does that even mean?
And why would any political candidate ever say anything like that? Because it makes absolutely no sense at all.
“You have to get out and vote. you won’t have to do it anymore. Four years it will be fixed, it will be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore. In four years, you won’t have to vote again…..”
Talk about a foolish statement….
Our founding fathers fought hard to give us the right to vote for our leaders. They put a series of checks and balances in place to assure that future Americans would have the right. Yes, we had to make changes along the way to ensure everyone eventually got that same right, but at no time was that right ever talked about being done away with.
It’s too important. It’s one of the most vital rights afforded us in a free nation; the right to have a say in the leaders we select for the country. It is a right that many other countries do not have. It is a right to cherish.
And it is a responsibility that we should never take lightly. Or take for granted.
I remember how excited I was to turn 21 and finally be able to vote. I proudly registered and voted in my first presidential election for Richard Nixon.
I have not missed voting in a presidential election since that time, and will surely vote in this upcoming election as well.
So why would a presidential, or any other, candidate tell me I’ll not have to do it again because in four years he’ll fix it? And why would he address such a statement only to the Christians who follow him? Does that mean people of other faiths will still need to vote but Christians won’t?
What’s wrong with our system that someone running for the highest office in the land would make such a statement? To one select group of people? Obviously he doesn’t respect our system of government that is in place. Obviously to him it’s not working right, maybe because he lost the last election?
And don’t tell me the last election was rigged because we all know that just isn’t true. Think of the thousands and thousands of things that would have to happen to cause election fraud on such a massive scale. The thousands and thousands of dishonest people that would have to have been involved in order to pull off such a thing. And then keep silent about it.
It just didn’t happen.
Our last presidential election was fair and honest. One candidate won and the other lost. It’s how it works. That’s how the Constitution was written.
It doesn’t say if you don’t agree with the results you can claim it was rigged and start over. It provides for checks and balances and the means to dispute the results. And there were lawsuits upon lawsuits claiming election fraud. And none of them held up in court because there was no proof.
And now saying you’ll only have to vote this one time and never again? What in the world is this empty, useless rhetoric that we’ll not have to ever vote again? Or that a select group of people will never have to vote again?
To me it says someone wants to take away our future right to vote. And that is not how this country was built. That is not how we operate. And it’s nonsensical, to say the least.
I proudly look forward to voting in this election as well as in many more. It’s important, and it’s my duty AND my privilege as an American citizen.
Sorry, but I don’t want someone telling me I’ll never have to vote again as long as I vote this time. That to me is a clear violation of our Constitution, and a threat to every voter in this country who values our rights as American citizens.
So I say to you, vote in this election. One vote can make all the difference in the world when combined with thousands of other single votes. It all adds up. And together we can assure that our right to vote will continue for many more years to come.