Most of
the people, in the history of the world, did not have the opportunity to cast a
vote in order to determine who would be in the positions of governance over the
land in which they lived. The right to
vote seems normal and rather unremarkable for many of us but, actually, it’s an
unusual privilege. I know our system of
government is imperfect and it can be frustrating to some of us, but I am
extremely thankful to live in a country that considers voting to be one of my
rights as a citizen. Being a citizen of
the United States of America is one of the great undeserved blessings of my
life.
Now, if
you’ll excuse me, I’m going to step out of the door of my office, walk about 40
yards to my left and cast my vote. (When
people ask me if I voted, I usually chuckle because I would have to be one of
the laziest people in the state of Illinois to neglect the act of voting since
my polling place is right here in the church where I work.)
P.S.: Hey, I wonder… do you think the election
judges would get ticked off if I asked them to just go ahead and bring one of
the voting machines into my office for a few minutes while I voted? Hmm, I better not push my luck, huh?
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