So today I found out that I am going to be sent to Columbus next week, meaning I would miss election day.

Fortunately, they were having early voting downtown, so I headed over to the location and got in line. There were a lot of people, which I guess is a really good thing. And the thing that I loved about being there was that it was people from all walks of life - white, black, latino, asian, old, young, well to do and not so well to do, cops, businessmen, hood rats. It seemed like everyone took a little bit of time out of their day to make a difference in how this country is run!

I was a bit nervous casting my vote, checking and double checking who I was about to punch the card for. But 60 or so punches later, I submitted my ballot and walked out proud that I let my voice be heard. Sure, it may be an insignificant one vote, but as we learned in the 2000 election, every vote counts!

So get out there and vote on Tuesday, people!

Posted by Yano at October 29, 2004 05:56 PM

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