Election Day is coming this week. The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, local offices and school board races on the ballot.
While not as sensational as a presidential or congressional race, municipal elections often touch us in ways we never can imagine and, maybe even more, because they impact us at the local level. Magazine Editor George Jean Nathan put it more bluntly. He said, “Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.”
In short, we get what we deserve. If you can, get out and vote.
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Ah yes – showing up. Thank you for this wonderful reminder, Brian!
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I do think local elections are more important and do affect us more than national ones.
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You’re so right Elizabeth! People think everything is at the national level, but local ones are huge!!!!😎😎😎😎
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Love these quotes, Brian. Voting is a privilege and one we should not take for granted. 🙏
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Yes, exactly Ab! Wish more people agreed with you.
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Hear, hear. If you don’t vote, don’t complain.
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Yup, exactly Jennie!!!!😎😎
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Voting is a privilege not a right, so if you don’t vote, you can’t complain. 🙂
Great quotes, Brian!
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Oh yes, I think of that every time I vote. I say oh it’s just a local election, how boring. And then, I remember and think “do I really want to throw away that privilege?” Heck no.
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