Honor the right to vote

I write an editorial nearly every week and this week I struggled as I attempted to write about the upcoming presidential election. I thought of how to lay out in so many column inches, the importance of this particular election with two candidates that have never been further apart in their ideals, their methods, their campaigns and vision for our country and all who live here. In doing so I realized that above any candidate or issue on the ballot, is the preservation of American democracy.

The theory of democracy is that it is a government for and by the people, and the vote is the basic building block that gives people the power to control their government and to shape what policies they want and the future direction of their town, state, and country. Do not be dissuaded by those who say you’re vote doesn’t count, or who say that a majority vote is a rigged vote if it doesn’t make them the victor.