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Going Forth on the Fourth

• Jul 6, 2009 Posted by Karen Erb

  Today I rode my adult tricycle in a 4th of July Parade.  Tomorrow I will do it again in another town.  (Riding is easier than trying to march, and I don’t trust bicycles anymore.)   I participated as a member of the Democratic Party.  All too often we look down at politicians, and think of corruption and graft.  But we need to be involved with the political parties if we want them to be honest and above corruption.  We all need to be very aware of public issues and to help elect good people.   We  should help make the changes we feel are necessary from within the system, not from standing outside and complaining.

  I’ll never forget my high school civics teacher who taught us that voting is a duty, not just a right.  It is everyone’s duty to read and be a well informed voter.  I’ve lived by that rule and haven’t missed voting in an election in almost 50 years.  I even voted absentee the day I had heart surgery.  (That’s a whole long story in itself.)  After I retired I decided to join the party and not just wish I could do something.  Now I’m the County Chairman.  So I have to go to all the parades and work all the affairs and fund raisers.  And I have to make those phone calls everyone hates.  Sometimes I even knock on strange doors.  I work in the office every two years when we have one, and I give away my money.

  I love it!  I love my other volunteer work too, but my first love is my political contribution.  I don’t intend to run for office, but I want to help get good people elected.

  I totally reject the notion that we should never talk politics in polite society!  I think we  have rejected healthy debate and discussion for far too long.  We don’t have to get personal and insulting to have a knowledge of issues and have discussion.  Most of the time people are all too happy to hear the details of the issues and to hear my opinion WHEN I AM WELL INFORMED.  That’s my job.  The internet makes research of issues easy.

  Happy Independence Day!  I hope you watched fireworks and a parade somewhere and rejoiced in love for this wonderful country!

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