Civic Duty - Faith in My Fellow Humans
It's time for me to get ready to vote. I am taking advantage of early voting this morning and casting my ballot for what I think about the people who want to run my state and represent me in the federal government. I know that my vote counts little in a state where my views are usually in the minority, but I still feel like I have to participate. I believe fully that you cannot complain about our elected representatives if you do not participate in the process. Once that vote is cast, then feel free to complain away, but don't complain if you refuse to be part of our election process. There you go. That's my opinion. There's so much to consider this time around - things that will affect me directly and things that will not but will significantly affect others. All I can do is cast my vote and hope that other people will turn out and cast their own ballots. I am not picky about how other people vote, as long as they vote. The will of the people is the important part of t...