“Voting is the foundation stone for political action.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
A holiday like Martin Luther King Jr. Day deserves more accolades and appreciation than nonsense like Valentine’s Day or New Year’s Day, but our country is in such a tailspin I’m not sure it will ever prioritize such things. Dr. King’s legacy is surely set in stone, but the very efforts he fought so tirelessly for – such at voting rights for all Americans – are under attack, and from only one political party. Why anyone would argue against voting rights, and actively work to suppress people from voting, is beyond me, and beyond the very tenets upon which this great country was founded. How have we gotten so far from the reasons the Founding Fathers set up our governing system?
On this day, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., I only ask that you think about that when you vote this year, and remember the principles that Dr. King espoused.
“Give us the ballot, and we will transform the salient misdeeds of bloodthirsty mobs into the calculated good deeds of orderly citizens.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
