Vote, vote, vote

Thought for the day

I recently received a note from someone I hardly know.  He asked me if I really have spent the better part of my adult life encouraging people to vote?  The short answer is yes.  I'm 74.  Here are excerpts from something I wrote 42 years ago.*  

Back then, I was the founder and executive director of a statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to creating internships and peer seminars for high school juniors and seniors interested in politics.  

In our current age of election deniers and fake electors, let me know your reaction.  Thanks.

-DF

California State Steering Committee for Curriculum Development and Publications April, 1980

The most valuable real estate in California is the voting booth.  

Which property should young and old, alike, invest in?  The voting booth.  Sure, more expensive real estate exists, but none is more valuable.

We carry out elections in every county of California, as well as every high school.  Voting is not a quaint throwback to the eighteenth century, it is the acting out of this nation's deepest ideals.

1980 promises to be a crucial year for young people.  It will be a time in which they influence public policy.  But that task will not be easy.

One out of two 18-20 year olds is not registered to vote, thus reducing youth's potential for political action.  Make a wise investment in California's most valuable real estate, the voting booth.

You do make a difference.

*If you’re wondering, the full piece was translated into Spanish by the Curriculum Committee.