To Vote

The Right to Vote

By

B.D. Adams ©2016

   The day before the scheduled Presidential Primary here in New Hampshire, we were hit by a snow storm. Not much -- maybe 4”. No matter, that Tuesday morning was sunny with a new layer of snow. The roads had been plowed, so Daniel and I drove to vote in the Primary at our polling location for Alton/Alton Bay.

   Voting is always a crap shoot. That means you never know who will be the winner until the votes are in. This candidate or that candidate did so well in the early campaigns. What happened? Well, it had to be because the candidates that got the voter’s nods did everything right. Or something like that.

   There are so many reasons to say this was right or that was wrong, to point a finger or to cheer for a winner.

   The Democrats had a narrower field than the Republicans did, without a doubt. The Republicans need to weed a few more candidates from their field … in my humble opinion.

   The Right to Vote!! Awww, yes. Voting is a right and should never be taken lightly. To those who believe that it doesn’t matter, voting doesn’t matter, think again. Just remember your history classes – your 20^th Century world history classes!

   If you’ve forgotten what you learned about WWII, here comes a brief reminder of Nazi Germany. From 1933 to 1945, Germany was under a fascist totalitarian state controlled by one man and one party – Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party! The German citizens had given up their right to vote, gave it to Hitler. They thought he would lead them staunchly.

   What a shame!

   Once Hitler gained his autonomy to rule Germany and many other European countries, he was almost unstoppable! He used his heinous desire to rule unopposed. No political combatants – hence dictatorship. Anyone who opposed was shot on the streets or shipped to the concentration camps. Jews (mostly), Protestants, Catholics and even just regular Germans, those who opposed.

   The German citizens gave up their right to vote, therefore, they had NO say in their lives or government. They should have studied the Roman Empire to get a clue.

   Americans got bits and pieces of news of what the Nazis were doing from letters and some German newspapers smuggled to the U.S. However, those sources were quickly silenced. Then there was no news out of Germany. Only propaganda.

   The citizens truly believed, in the beginning, that Hitler would be the leader they wanted. Little did they know – he would destroy their country!

   Think, really think, how you’d feel about no voice, no recourse. If you can feel the destitution of this situation, then you can understand why The Vote is so precious in our lives! It is our right! One person, one vote!

   Never be too busy to vote -- or worse, never think it doesn’t matter. If you don’t use it, you could lose it. Think about that.

   We are The United States of America. Proud and unwavering in our politics and way of life. Use your vote proudly and with the meaning it was intended.

   Look forward to November, dear readers!

We the People ……