Showing posts with label Voting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Voting. Show all posts
Monday, June 1, 2009
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VOTE!!!!!!!!!
It is your duty to vote today, so please do so. The blood of many Americans has been shed to protect your right to vote.
Millions of people around the world do not have the right vote, you do. Please exercise it.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Time to go to the polls
For over 200 years the United States has been fairly unique. We elect the officials of our Republic by voting. Unfortunately many of us take that for granted and don't bother to vote.
Maybe we are to far removed from a time when as colonist we didn't have the opportunity to vote. Consider that men took up arms fought and died to give us the right to vote some 200 years ago. I little over 150 years ago again men took up arms fought and died to preserve the Union and protect our right of self determination and give others the right vote that never had it. 60 plus years ago America's greatest generation fought to save Democracy for the world.
A few years ago Iraqi's risked bombs, snipers and death to vote for the first time and had an overwhelming turnout. They proudly displayed their purple thumb showing they voted.
Today very few that can will vote in the West Virginia election, but it is important that you vote. You have a voice each election day and if you don't use it you will not be heard. Honor those that fought and died to give you the right to vote by exercising that right.
Vote Today!
Maybe we are to far removed from a time when as colonist we didn't have the opportunity to vote. Consider that men took up arms fought and died to give us the right to vote some 200 years ago. I little over 150 years ago again men took up arms fought and died to preserve the Union and protect our right of self determination and give others the right vote that never had it. 60 plus years ago America's greatest generation fought to save Democracy for the world.
A few years ago Iraqi's risked bombs, snipers and death to vote for the first time and had an overwhelming turnout. They proudly displayed their purple thumb showing they voted.
Today very few that can will vote in the West Virginia election, but it is important that you vote. You have a voice each election day and if you don't use it you will not be heard. Honor those that fought and died to give you the right to vote by exercising that right.
Vote Today!
Friday, September 21, 2007
Give Washington, DC back to Maryland?
A recent article in the Baltimore Sun says that Washington, DC should be given representation in Congress. I disagree it should be given independent representation.
The District of Columbia is the nations capital and in 1791 when its location was decided it was also decided it would be independent of the states. Originally the District of Columbia was set up at a 10 mile by 10 mile section of land along the Potomac carved out of both Virginia and Maryland. Washington County, DC was located on the Maryland portion, and Arlington County, DC was located on the Virginia portion.
The people that choose to live in the District of Columbia know they give up certain rights by choosing to live in a Federal District instead of a state. Everybody currently living in the District live there by choice, so they are willing giving up those rights.
The founding fathers did not want any state to hold the capital of the nation. I still believe that is a good idea. If the citizens of the District of Columbia want representation in Congress, then I believe the choice is simple. On July 9, 1846 Arlington County, DC was returned to the state of Virginia from which is was carved. The people in Arlington were then represented in Congress as part of the state of Virginia.
The same could be done now to give the people of Washington, DC representation in Congress. Simply return the Washington County portion of the District back to Maryland. They would then have representation in Congress without creating new Senate and House seats.
The District of Columbia is the nations capital and in 1791 when its location was decided it was also decided it would be independent of the states. Originally the District of Columbia was set up at a 10 mile by 10 mile section of land along the Potomac carved out of both Virginia and Maryland. Washington County, DC was located on the Maryland portion, and Arlington County, DC was located on the Virginia portion.
The people that choose to live in the District of Columbia know they give up certain rights by choosing to live in a Federal District instead of a state. Everybody currently living in the District live there by choice, so they are willing giving up those rights.
The founding fathers did not want any state to hold the capital of the nation. I still believe that is a good idea. If the citizens of the District of Columbia want representation in Congress, then I believe the choice is simple. On July 9, 1846 Arlington County, DC was returned to the state of Virginia from which is was carved. The people in Arlington were then represented in Congress as part of the state of Virginia.
The same could be done now to give the people of Washington, DC representation in Congress. Simply return the Washington County portion of the District back to Maryland. They would then have representation in Congress without creating new Senate and House seats.
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