The Power Of One Vote
The Power of One Vote
And
One Voice
This year we will see ad after ad of politicians soliciting the vote of the American public to support their efforts to make our nation a better place and a leading international force. One might ask themselves does my vote matter? Considering the political climate of the United States and around the world I value my right to cast a vote in all elections. Our nation’s history has proven that every vote counts. As I cast my vote it represents my individual voice, allows me to remember our historical struggles for the right to vote and finally I’m contributing to the result driven resolutions of our nation and international influence.
Dr. Martin Luther King said at the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 “Voting is the foundation for political action”. In 1961 an organization known as Congress of Racial Equality (The Core) started what we know as “The Freedom Rides” participants were called “Freedom Riders”. Their function was two-fold to challenge segregated interstate travel what encompassed going into the deep south and registering Blacks to vote. At this time in our nation many black were being denied to exercise their right to vote. Many young individuals black and white rode interstate travel via bus, train and airports. The protest at Selma, Alabama in 1965 was the turning point for the voting struggle. President Lyndon B. Johnson once said at the that “The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men," I value my right to vote, because many men and women sacrificed their lives, so that I may have the right to vote. Because of they made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives, I consider it an honor to pay homage to them by both valuing and exercising my right to vote. Through this right I believe and trust in our nation’s diplomacy that I am making a difference
And
One Voice
This year we will see ad after ad of politicians soliciting the vote of the American public to support their efforts to make our nation a better place and a leading international force. One might ask themselves does my vote matter? Considering the political climate of the United States and around the world I value my right to cast a vote in all elections. Our nation’s history has proven that every vote counts. As I cast my vote it represents my individual voice, allows me to remember our historical struggles for the right to vote and finally I’m contributing to the result driven resolutions of our nation and international influence.
Dr. Martin Luther King said at the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 “Voting is the foundation for political action”. In 1961 an organization known as Congress of Racial Equality (The Core) started what we know as “The Freedom Rides” participants were called “Freedom Riders”. Their function was two-fold to challenge segregated interstate travel what encompassed going into the deep south and registering Blacks to vote. At this time in our nation many black were being denied to exercise their right to vote. Many young individuals black and white rode interstate travel via bus, train and airports. The protest at Selma, Alabama in 1965 was the turning point for the voting struggle. President Lyndon B. Johnson once said at the that “The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men," I value my right to vote, because many men and women sacrificed their lives, so that I may have the right to vote. Because of they made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives, I consider it an honor to pay homage to them by both valuing and exercising my right to vote. Through this right I believe and trust in our nation’s diplomacy that I am making a difference