There are many countries in Asia and Africa- no less than 40- that are run by a dictatorship. Those people don't have the right to vote. You do. I stood in line this past Saturday in 35 degree weather for 2 1/2 hours to vote. When you consider that four years is made up of 35,064 hours, standing in line for three hours to exercise your right as an American citizen doesn't seem that hard, is it?
Consider the elections of 1912. If you were a woman,you couldn't cast your ballot for Woodrow Wilson unless you posed as a man. If you were a black man, although you had been given the right to vote less than 40 year prior, you couldn't cast a ballot for Teddy Roosevelt at some polling places because racist whites made it difficult for blacks to cast a vote. The only people who have been given a right to vote since the founding of America are white males. If you aren't a white male, know that someone fought for you to get a fair shake in this country, and you shouldn't take that for granted. If you're a white male...well, get out and vote too- yours counts as much as any other.
I don't care if you vote for Pedro, Thomas Dewey, Shaft, Captain Kirk, Flipper the Dolphin or Skeletor- just get out and vote.
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