Just One Vote
One voter in each precinct of the United States will determine the next president of the United States.
One vote. That’s a big weapon you have there.
In 1948, just one vote in each precinct would have elected Dewey. In 1960, one vote in each precinct in Illinois would have elected Nixon. One vote.
More? Thomas Jefferson was elected president by one vote in the Electoral College. So was John Quincy Adams. One vote gave statehood to California, Idaho, Oregon, Texas and Washington. The Draft Act of World War II passed the House by one vote.
Plato said it: “The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” So your one vote is important. Historically, you use it…or you lose it. If you’re not sure for whom you should vote, turn to a newspaper you can trust.
Because everything we’ve won in 10 wars at the point of a gun can be taken away one vote at a time. Edmund Burke said it another way: “All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in this world is for enough good men to do nothing.”
Editor note: Today is national election day in the United States.
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Jaclyn on November 4th, 2008 2:15 pm
It is a bit mind boggling when you figure one voter in each presinct determines who will be the next president, especially with an election that is this important. This election could set a new standard for America, a turn of events, it’s truly an amazing election to know that we may have our first african american as a president of the united states! i am proud that i took my 4 month son with me to see me vote for the first time ever, although he will not remember today, but i can tell him about how mom went to vote and to help determine how this country would view people in the future…this is more then just picking a new president, this election is setting an example for our future.
Cassy on November 5th, 2008 8:09 pm
Even if i am not an American citizen but very happy that at last there is a brave American-African for the very first time became a president of the United States. It is not really good to live in this world having not good relationships with each other by just looking at someone’s color or someone’s nationality, neglecting someone for me is somewhat like not respecting yourself…
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