I exercised
my right to vote this morning. I went with my youngest son who is a first time
voter. We went nearby to his old elementary school. As we waited in line to
vote, he said, “This place seems so much smaller.” I said, “Yes, because you
are so much bigger.” At over 6 feet tall now, he was just a little guy when he
went to school there. This little school has been my polling place and now it
is his. I introduced him to our local representative who was greeting voters. I
know I won’t need to accompany him to vote at every election but casting that
first vote is very special to me.
As you go
out to vote today consider these 10 reasons:
1. The 15th
Amendment
2. The Voting
Rights Act
3. The
Marches
4. The
Speeches
5. The Water
Hoses
6. The
Beatings
7. The Lock
Ups
8. The
Deaths
9. The
Picture ID
10. The Inspiration
for a new generation
Show someone
the way. Exercise your right to vote!
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