There is way more at stake in this election than any other election in our country ever had before.
#1 My choice, my body… the future of who controls our bodies is at stake.
#2 My choice, my body… will government step between us and our doctors?
#3 My choice what I read… will government control what I can read?
#4 My choice what I say… will government control what I say?
#2 My choice, my body… will government step between us and our doctors?
#3 My choice what I read… will government control what I can read?
#4 My choice what I say… will government control what I say?
The Republicans have passed hundred of laws governing banning abortion, trans rights, banning books, banning what we even can say!
The Republicans have gerrymander the election systems to make it almost impossible for other candidates to win.
The Republicans have ignored the will of the people when they refuse to comply with voter referendums and made it harder for citizen’s ballot questions to be voted upon.
The Republicans have driven a wedge to our country to divide and not unify our country, they lied, they have used xenophobe, they have use transphobia and homophobia, Islamophobia, and antisemitism as a tool to drive this country apart.
The Republicans have passed laws bring our rights back to the pre-Stonewall era.
Don’t tell me that there is no difference between the parties… The Democrats Giveth, The Republicans Taketh Away. The Republican party is working its way toward authoritarianism and fascism.
Next Tuesday VOTE!
And I'm voting for the candidate with integrity, honesty, and character.
When I read the news or watch a piece on the evening news, it makes me ill that some citizens are going to sit this election out. I was an infantryman in Vietnam and earned a life long disability resultant of being wounded twice. I was fortunate. During my tour, which was cut short due to combat wounds, there were sixteen men who were killed in action (KIA) of whom thirteen were not old enough to have voted during the election of 1968. Check out the stats for those who died during any war; WW2, Korea and Vietnam. How many were under the age of 21? The 26th amendment to the Constitution was enacted in 1971 which meant eighteen year olds were qualified to cast a ballot in the 1972 presidential election. Sitting home and not doing nothing is a slap in the face to all those men and women who died before they were eligible to vote. Again, only three out of sixteen were eligible to vote before they died. You're going to sit home in a comfortable chair and gripe? Get off your butt!
ReplyDeleteMany years ago I watched on T.V people marching for the right to vote. They were met with dogs, fire hoses and Billy clubs. I swore then that I would never sit out an election no matter if I chose none of the above. I had to go into that voting booth on that day in remembrance of all the people who for years were denied their rights. In remembrance also as Anonymous says of those who fought in wars who were too young to vote. Thank you for that reminder no matter which side of the war we came down on. Let us hope that somehow we can preserve our democracy and continue to set folks free.
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