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So What Does It Matter Anyway?
Why Voting Is Important by Adrian Cardwell
On Monday, 25 August 2003, Andres and I shared an amazing experience. We hopped on a chartered bus in Austin with a bunch of strangers (some of them were very strange strangers!) and made the 75-mile trek to San Antonio to attend a political rally and hear former Vermont governor Howard Dean speak, and who knew, maybe even meet the man himself. The man we hope will become President of the United States in 2004.
When we arrived in the auditorium at La Villita, we could already feel a buzz. Then, as thousands more people arrived, that buzz became an electricity like I’ve never felt before. Thousands of people from different races, cultures, religions were all gathered together, united, rich and poor, for one purpose: To use their voice. They shouted. They sang. They raised their hands. They clinched their fists. They cheered.
Speaker after speaker came up to tell us why they were there - teachers, single mothers, state representatives, labor leaders, students, grandmothers, workers, dancers, singers – to tell George W. Bush and the Republican party that they have had enough. They were planning to use their voice – their vote – to send that message.
Then Howard Dean arrived on stage, and he told us all why he was different from George Bush.
He’s committed to balancing the budget by repealing Bush’s tax cuts that only benefited the rich.
He has a plan to guarantee health insurance coverage for ALL Americans. The same health plan that Senators and government employees enjoy.
He opposes rushing to war without the support of the international community.
He believes in protecting the environment, not drilling in wildlife zones so corporations can benefit
Those aren’t just empty campaign promises. He did each of those things as governor of Vermont.
Because I don’t feel my life is better than it was in 2000, and because I don’t like the direction Bush is taking this country, I’m joining with those folks in San Antonio. I’m going to use my voice. I am going to vote.
And yes, I did get to meet Mr. Dean. Standing there on the front row, he stood in front of me, looked in my eyes, shook my hand, and said, “Thanks for coming.” It was then that I knew I had just met the man that will be president of the United States of America.
So now, I’m working harder than ever. I’ve joined a campaign training program in Dallas later this month. Then at the end of the month, the Dean campaign is paying for me, and several hundred others from Texas, to fly to Iowa and knock on doors to tell Iowans one thing: Your opinion really does matter.
Use your voice. Vote.
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