My Right To Vote

Here we are ladies and gentleman: November, 2016. The day that we have all been waiting for has now arrived, and the results of the presidential election will be in before we know it. This presidential cycle has been continuously going for over two years now, and I am enthralled by all of it. Because it is the first election in which I am eligible to vote, it has received my special attention, and thorough research. The 19th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States gives me the right to vote - and that is absolutely incredible to me. I live in a country where I can vote for those who represent lead my county, state, and country. So I drove to the elections office, walked in, and showed the poll workers my voter’s identification card. As I picked up the ballot of the table, my …show more content…
My voice, my opinion, my hope for the future of this nation, all wrapped up into one, tiny vote. Tiny though it may be, my right to vote gives me freedom that is envied by millions all over planet earth. After marking my choice for president on the ballot, I move on to state and local elections… and guess what? My vote in these has an even larger bearing on my future! Because I can vote in local elections, for propositions, local tax bonds, etc…The freedom to vote serves me well, once again. I checked my selections on the ballot as if they were a multiple choice answers on a Scantron, and I sat in awe as I looked at this manifestation of American freedom: the right to vote. Individuals throughout history have fought astonishingly hard battles to win the right to vote. Women went on hunger strikes, minorities boycotted businesses, etc… And now I got to enjoy the freedom they fought for. Many people choose not to vote, which I find to be deplorable because millions of people around the world would love to trade places with any American who has the freedom to