While no one can do this job for you, you are, in effect, assigning your proxy to someone else if you neglect it.
This is a government of, by, and for the people, but only to the extent that we claim it as so.
There are many who would be glad for you not to vote, to assign them your choices, and to take charge of your decisions. But this is your government. You are the rulers and authorities. Under God, there is no higher authority in the country to which you must submit.
If you like the way things are going, for whatever reason, you can keep it going with your vote.
If you are dissatisfied, angry, disturbed, troubled, anxious about the future, and pricked in your conscience, you can change things. Only you can change things.
You can vote for justice, for love, for civility, for peace. for truth, for compassion, for understanding, for freedom, for good government, and for wise leaders.
... or you can stay home and leave the decisions to the rest of us. Either way, you will have voted.
Too many people have put their lives on the line for this right. Please do not neglect it.
Thanks to: Photo by Anthony Garand on Unsplash
