This last week we watched on as a state representative was arrested for knocking on the door of a governor, who signed a bill into law making it illegal to give someone waiting in line to vote a water. A Law that makes it harder for people to vote. A law that took us back in time. A law that is just so lawless.
As I am writing this I am thinking about how I have written other posts and advocates that everyone’s vote counts. It was something that I truly have believed in. Something that I have believed for many years is the thing that has set us apart from many other countries. Now with this law going into place in just one state I feel like I can no longer say this. The injustice of the law is so great that law makers who should be protecting our rights not just to vote but all of our rights, are taking away a ver basic right that we as Americans have fought for from the very beginning.
We are seeing history reincarnated. This is something that scares me to my core. Something that I never thought that I would see. Although, I was not unaware of the fact that we still had so much work todo. For me and many people that I have talked with, think that now we are fighting from the beginning again. However, we have to keep fighting. Whether we want to believe it or not we aren’t just fighting for us. We are fighting for all the babies who are growing up in this world.
It’s time to band together again. This isn’t going to be easy. We are literally watching law makers take away our rights. The very basic rights that we as Americans can seemingly take for granted. Yes this is going to be an uphill battle. Yes the challenge is great. However, as I watch so many young people fight for what they believe in. Keep pushing the envelope, I know we can get through this.
This means voting in every single election, no matter how small. Running for office. Getting the word out about injustice. America cannot be on the moral high ground of the world and be taking the rights away of its citizens. So let’s keep fighting together. Let’s show the world that injustices will not stand. That we can change the wold.
Our first fight: keep our elections fair, free and safe.