This election is making it hard to concentrate.
There is so much important work to be done, and this administration stands in the way of all of it.
Our forefathers have given us the remarkable opportunity to change the country’s political administration every four years, if not every two.
This is a gift of boundless value and yet so many squander it.
One benefit of a free society is that you can think what you please—however, some people think voting is not worth their time or effort.
This works well for some, and so they don’t address this lack of participation. After all, if you don’t care, you get what you deserve: a government for the people who did care to participate.
But this leaves out the issue of systematic suppression.
I have never had to wait hours to cast my vote.
I have never been subjected to tests or humiliations.
If someone tries to take me off the voter rolls, I have recourse to address the situation.
I have never had my polling place hidden or arbitrarily changed at the last moment.
In short, I live in a state and have the education that protects me from disenfranchisement. Others are not so lucky.
And who is preying on them?
We all know about the contortions of redistricting, the attempt to curtail the census, and the aggressive use of voter IDs. Add to this, the purging of election rolls—but who is really doing this?
One party is doing this…and why? Because they’re afraid of losing power, of losing their jobs, of losing ground to the “other”—all valid fears, but not honorable reasons to cheat.
You never know what you have until it is gone.
Steadily, this administration is eroding our peace of mind and our well-being.
What will we do with an unthinkable “four-more-years”?
It’s a disaster in the making, but one we can avert, with our care, consideration, and belief in what is just.
Lives always depend on every American election. This one, however, is different.
Change history and lead us away from all the darkness.
Vote like life depends on it, because, in this case, it really does.