Yesterday we learned that Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty. To quote the beloved Forrest Gump, “That’s all I’ve gotta say about that.” However, it does make me think about the importance of voting for individuals at all levels of government. Period.
I’ve been seeing the phrase, “he or she understood the assignment” a lot lately. One of my friends just posted that she told her hairstylist that she wanted highlights going into the winter and that she “understood the assignment,” (said hairstylist clearly did!) or you told your husband to clean the house and you arrived home to learn that he definitely “understood the assignment.” When it comes to voting, we as US citizens have failed to “understand the assignment,” and until we learn to vote in every election, big or small, we will continue to be underrepresented.
It’s great when we make it to the polls to vote in presidential elections. As much as we like to focus on DC, the president has little to do with our everyday lives. I don’t have access to President Biden like I do to mayors and judges right here at home. For some reason, we fail to show up to vote for officials who impact our day to day lives, and when we fail to show up, we end up with people who will only represent the voters who voted for them. I think we have seen how this plays out, right?
What are we doing, friends? Are we only concerned about posting the best selfies or if our favorite team wins? Failing to perform our civic duty might just impact our ability to enjoy the things we take for granted.
If you didn’t vote in the last mayoral election or local initiative in your respective municipality, you failed the assignment, friends, and unlike a math test that we fail, there’s no extra credit that will help. Let me go a step further: be aware of the ideals that those people running for these offices stand for, because if we don’t, we might have people who feel sympathy for people who are obviously on the wrong side of the law.
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