“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” ~John Quincy Adams
Tuesday was the first time in years that I went to a polling place to cast my vote. As a Navy wife, I normally vote by absentee ballot. So this election day was very exciting for me; I got to stand in line for an hour because as you can see in this picture people in Precinct 55 are serious voters! The line all day long was minimum one hour wait at our polling place.
I received my ballot, looked it over, filled in the little boxes (messed up my first ballot by marking a vote for someone I didn't want to vote for & had to go report a "spoiled" ballot, sign for a new one & get back to business), explained the process to my girls and then inserted it into the ballot machine.
The ballot machine was thrilling or should I say...startling. After I figured it out & placed my ballot in the little feed tray it quickly snatched it from my fingertips giving me a jump, to say the least.
But, before I did feed it to the ballot machine the girls & I took a quick picture of us at our little vote booth area to mark a time in history for us.
Here we are all smiles, completely thrilled to be Americans, able to vote how we want, for who we want. I pray we will ALWAYS have that freedom and my children will be able to take their children with them as well!
I can't wait for the next election!
Here are a few of the interesting Facebook status lines people shared throughout the day that I noted:
“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~Abraham Lincoln
“A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
“Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.” ~William E. Simon
"We the People are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts--not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution." ~Abraham Lincoln
"Every step we take towards making the State our Caretaker of our lives, by that much we move toward making the State our Master." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
"I met with those of our Society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them, 1. To vote, without fee or reward, for the person they judged most worthy: 2. To speak no evil of the person they voted against: 3. To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those that voted on the other side." — John Wesley
"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves & the only way they could do this is by NOT voting." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
And to close with a word from God's Word:
and [Daniel] said:
"Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons;
he deposes kings and raises up others.
He gives wisdom to the wise
and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things;
he knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with him. (Daniel 2:20-22 NIV)
