Vote Like Your Future Depends On It!

I've seen a lot of comments of apathy lately.  Why?  I'm wondering if some people live in a different space and time.  This upcoming election is very important.  Our country is facing some serious issues and it is not a time to become complacent.  We who have the right need to get out and vote.

I'm not pushing one party over another.  I am pushing for candidates who are proponents for a transparent agenda with accountability and responsibility high on their list of priorities.

Let's not play politics let's play fair!

There are issues which need to get dealt with.  Let's not look along racial lines, let's not look along party lines, lets not look along the lines of putting our personal differences and disagreements above what is right and what is wrong.

Our children need us to make a difference!

My concern is that the educational quality of some of our school systems are at an all-time low.  We need to graduate stellar students from all socioeconomic backgrounds.   The quality of services we receive are lower and the taxes we pay continually increase.  My biggest concern is what type of country will we leave to our children, our grandchildren?   What type of place will we have to look forward to growing old in? 

Let's support strong agendas which will not lead to further decline.

Vote!  Let the voice of the people show once again it can be heard if we show up and show out.  Don't be a victim of apathy.  This is not the time to turn the other cheek.  This is not the time to be quiet.  This is not the time to leave it to others to decide. 

Let's not let money be a determining factor.  Campaign money does not directly translate into election day votes.  People getting out to vote and voting for the candidate of their choice leads to campaign votes.

This upcoming election is too important!  Stay mindful that all the upcoming and all future elections are critical to our livelihood.  If I have not learned anything else over the past 10 years it is U. S. politics does have a major impact on the lifestyle of All Americans.

I admit I was apathetic until I saw a story on television about a family being displaced due to foreclosure.  What really touched me about the story was there appeared to be two young girls who when their parents became homeless they became homeless as well.  I don't know what I was thinking before but a foreclosure story has never impacted me like that one.  All I could do was cry.  A family who purchased their home during the boom real estate times and now their dream had gone bust.

The issues which touch my heart the most are those which impact our children like foreclosures when children become homeless, fewer children graduating from high school, fewer children having a job to look forward to when they graduate from high school or college, fewer children having summer job opportunities, boys and girls clubs doors being shut, no community based activities available in economically depressed neighborhoods, children being victims of this war on drugs because they have a mother, father, or both parents who are addicts.  I imagine the elders who have gone before me must be turning over in their graves. 

Change can only be affected from within.  I'm tired of seeing the alarming number of prisons they are building to house more prisoners.  I would much rather see the money go towards enhancing the current state of our schools and institutions of higher learning to make our students globally competitive in mathematics, engineering, and the applied sciences.

We should be dedicating time and resources to making sure there are programs available in economically distressed neighborhoods to make sure children have positive outlets.  It seems the streets have been taken over by thugs and gangs and our children are unfortunately seeing the bling as they only ray of hope.  We need children off the streets once again and in productive environments.  We need our children to feel safe at school.  We need our children to have hope for tomorrow.  

Make a difference.  I encourage you to not only vote, but vote like your future and the future of the children of our nation depends on it!