Please vote!

[altivo]

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Please vote! I know it can be a nuisance and you may not care much about politics, but this is about more than just political ideas. The very core of our lifestyle and existence in the U.S. is at stake this time. I don't imagine that anyone who reads what I write here occasionally would be a Trump supporter at this point, but I can believe that some of you might just not bother to vote. Please turn out. It is crucial, and most states seem to have made it ever so much easier in recent years, what with vote by mail and early voting. We choose early voting here because there are never any long lines and you can usually be in and out and done in just a few minutes.

A woman's right to control her own body is at stake this time. So is the relatively recent recognition of the rights of same sex couples to enter legally recognized marriage. Also the rights of perfectly legal immigrants to our country. Some politicians leading the negative side now are even hinting that they would prefer to take away the right of women to vote or hold office. We can't go back into those dark ages, and if we let that happen it will take years and years to escape the new walls they would impose to keep freedom out of our lives.

Comments

[ranunculus]

I have missed one election since I was eligible to vote, and that was not a presidential election. I won't be missing this one. Of course the presidential candidate most likely to win the California vote isn't in much question.

[songdogmi.wordpress.com]

I'm definitely going to vote. I don't know if I will vote early, but I am considering it for the first time. In Michigan, early voting begins Oct. 26 and runs through Nov. 3. I can't picture having problems at my polling place (very Democratic district), but I'm more anxious this year than ever. You're absolutely right, there are too many reasons to sit out this year, and even if one is not a big fan of the Democrats, they're far better than the party of Trump. We can't take that giant leap backwards.