I love Voting
I love voting!
When I was young, my parents would take my siblings and me to the polling place with them and let us “push the buttons.” As we got older, we would get to wear the “I Voted” stickers to school and be all cool. Election Day was a treat- a special day to look forward to.
I waited 18 years to vote, to have a say, to be counted. Now that I have the right to vote, I still find it to be exhilarating, exciting, and the best thing I can do as a citizen of this country. You can ask the workers at my polling place this morning, I LOVE voting.
Ok, yes- I have a degree in American History (with a particular focus on the Revolutionary War, the Constitution and the Presidency), so maybe I like these ideas of civic engagement more than some people. But just because I can recite all the Presidents or sing the words to the School House Rock song “the Preamble” doesn’t make voting any less important.
Casting your vote is not only your right but your responsibility. As a citizen, you pay taxes, you live by a code of laws, and you have the right to decide who helps spend your money and run this system. I would argue that these midterm elections are far more important than Presidential elections (where the voter turnout numbers are typically much higher).
It’s these midterm elections that decide who represents you on a more local level. Who is going to be at the statehouse proposing more education funding and better medical coverage? Who do you want at the Board of Education deciding on the kinds of curriculum your children are taught?
For some, this may be preaching to the choir, but if you don’t vote, you don’t get to complain. Our government is asking to hear our opinions. Tell them what you think! Make sure you vote today.
And if you have any good Presidential, Constitutional or American History trivia, please send it my way. I’m the one proudly wearing my own “I voted” sticker.
