Via ellen_datlow:

Blogging the Vote
Colleen Mondor of Chasing Ray is helping to organize a one Shot event on Monday, November 3rd where all participants blog about why they personally think voting matters this year. All the bogs will be linked. For more information, check out Colleen's post on Why you should vote

Why Do I Vote?

I vote, because it is through voting that I believe we maintain a strong democracy.

I vote, because the founding citizens of this country fought for that right, along with all the other freedoms they won for us, when they decided to form a new nation, saying:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . .

I vote, because my grandmother was a suffragette who fought for that right and I never want to lose it.

I vote because it is through voting that I participate in our government, thus fulfilling the promise inherent in Lincoln's words: "government of the people, by the people, for the people."

I vote, because I care deeply about what happens to my family, my friends, my neighbors, and all the people of this country.

Why Should You Vote?

Vote, because this country belongs to all of us.

Vote, because your ancestors fought for that right, just as mine did, regardless of how or when they came to this continent, or if they were here before Europeans arrived.

Vote, because it's in your best interests, and those of your family, friends, and neighbors, as well as in the best interests of everyone in this country.

Oh, and if you're an employer? Please, consider giving your employees time off to vote, because democracy requires that each of us have the opportunity to do so.



ETA: To see how others have responded, go to Blog the Vote 2008 on Chasing Ray.