GO VOTE!!

Let's walk down memory lane:

The Right to Vote

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 of race,

 color, or  previous condition of servitude.

— Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1870)

 

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 of sex.

— Nineteenth Amendment (1920)

 

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election . . . shall not be denied or abridged . . . by reason of failure to pay any 

poll tax or other tax.

— Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964)

 

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years 

of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by 

the United States or by any state on account of age.

— Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971)

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In many countries, the president is elected by direct popular vote.  In the U. S. the president is indirectly elected by the Electoral College. "Each state is allocated a number of Electoral College electors equal to the number of its Senators and Representatives in the U.S. Congress." (more here)

It is your right, use it.  Do not complain about politics or politicians if you did not vote. Let the Electoral College know what your position is. I, personally, do not care if you are Republican or Democrat, what is important is for you to vote. Let the Electoral College know what your position is.     

Regardless of who wins, the president will have a fine mess to deal with: an economic decline (we were told by Bush it is not a recession), the

downfall of the banking system and financial markets, the war in Iraq, immigration, Bin Laden, and many other issues.

Do not forget to go vote on Tuesday November 4th. As a U. S. citizen it is your right.