On Voting...

[donnad]

Women were granted the right to vote in the United States in 1920 after 100 years of advocating for it.

The Fifteenth Amendment gave People of color, men only, the right to vote in 1870, women had to wait until 1920. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account

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[gothtique]

Can I get an Amen?

I have had this conversation twice in the last week alone....
Yes, the system is broken.
Yes, they all lie.
But, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem!

I think I am going to steal this post... THANK YOU

[donnad]

Please do.

[hammercock]

I never miss an election if I can possibly help it.

Idiots like Ann Coulter and other women who have said publicly that the US would be better off if women could not vote? I invite them to give up their franchise first.

[gosling]

When I was a teenager I saw a poster that said, "You have something other people are literally dying to have. Vote." I have never missed an election since my eighteenth birthday, even the local special elections mid year. This is actually something that is passionately important to me.

When my mom was a young adult, she and millions of other people spent a lot of time setting the groundwork for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I just hope that in this election large numbers of people aren't kept away from the polls or prevented from voting by sneakier versions of some of the same discriminatory practices she and so many others worked so hard to get outlawed.

[donnad]

I too have never missed an election. I have to admit skipping a few of the minor ones, the ones with just local issues. But I have never missed a primary or presidential election since I was old enough to vote.

[childlight]

Just wondering through LJ land and wanted to say Hello. I miss all you posts about snow, cats, and bears :-)

[donnad]

Yeah, I haven't really been posting too much lately. Been busy.