Monday, November 7, 2016

ELECTION DAY RESPONSIBILITIES







Exercising the right to vote is essential to being a good citizen




Voting seems like such a simple task that you might take it entirely for granted. What more is there than just showing up to the polls, marking a ballot, getting your “I Voted!” sticker, and going on with the rest of your day?

In fact, there is much more to voting than meets the eye, particularly when you consider all of the rights you are legally entitled.

There are many reasons why you should vote, but the first and most important thing that non-voting eligible U.S. citizens must fully comprehend and keep firmly in mind at all times is the basic purpose of casting a ballot in any election: Tacit expression of personal preference in a public representative. That basic rule holds true for U.S. Presidential campaigns and local court administrators alike: Selecting the best candidate to represent constituents’special interests.

Therefore, failure to vote constitutes implied consent to governance by incumbent public officeholders. It further equates to forfeiture of any right to voice any complaint about current governmental officials – despite how inept or corrupt they may be [Don't Vote Don't Bitch]. The combined truths of all foresaid facts of American political life amount to a singular conclusion: failure to vote equals inexcusable neglect of public and private affairs.

The right to vote should not be taken for granted

There are important responsibilities of voters, such as your 12 voting rights. For example, if you are in line to vote when the polling place closes, you still have the right to receive a ballot and cast your vote. In other words, you can not be thrown out of a polling place if you are already there.
“The price of freedom is constant vigilance.” Despite passage of more than two centuries, since those highly revered words were given first utterance, they have proven truer than ever in today’s age of instant gratification and holding out illusory promises of gaining something without having to give up or give back anything whatsoever.
Perhaps Officialdom’s best kept secret and very true but little known fact is that the U.S. government is not a pure democracy. Instead, America’s central governance system represents a representative democracy (no pun intended). The key distinction between the twin models is reducible to scope of voluntary and mandatory participation.

While pure democracies are based on direct input by every individual stakeholder, representative democracies are run by popular votes cast by We the People to elect candidates with sworn duties to protect our collective best interests and ensure the general welfare by meeting our special needs and desires. Although this may seem to “dilute” positive impact of democratic societies, it actually facilitates order and social equity by decision making based on majority rule of all U.S. citizens.
For all the reasons outlined above, and many other valid grounds, it is especially vital to give voting rights first-place priority in your daily life. Besides paying tribute to thousands of unsung heroes and heroines who suffered, bled and died in the fight for equal franchise rights, it sets a positive example for future generations of progeny to follow into perpetuity as they become progenies.






Let the Good Times Roll with Mardi Gras Trivia

Mardi Gras Trivia







What American City Was the First to Hold Organized Mardi Gras Celebrations?


For all the questions and to get the answers click the link.

Such An Ugly World


Why must the world be full of ugly witches desperate to steal happiness? Why must we constantly have our hopes dashed by the ugly of the world? Because most refuse to stand and say "no more".
Until the world decides to rid our space of the horrid there will be no peace and harmony.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

'Juno' Timelapse: The New York Blizzard That Wasn't



Published on Jan 27, 2015
Experts predicted the blizzard nicknamed Juno could dump record snow amounts on New York City. This timelapse view of Manhattan during the storm shows that the reality was far less impressive. Other parts of the Northeast received record snowfalls.

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Celebrating Women's History Month: The Stories We Tell

All these years later and our work is not done.I say Thank You Gloria. Helen,and Suzanne for being my mentors and the women of passion I looked up to and have fought hard to follow in your footsteps; giant as they are. There are still plenty of men willing to dismiss our work as trivial and nonsense. Sharing our stories of courage and pioneering spirit may be what the next Gloria Steinem, Helen Gurly Brown, or Suzanne Braun Levine needs to get her start. Sharing is an essential piece of the battle.

Back in 1972, when I signed on at Ms. magazine, our mission was to document the history women were making every day. Early detractors, like newsman Harry Reasoner, dismissed those efforts by pronouncing the material too sparse to sustain a magazine for more than a few issues.  (more here)


Monday, May 26, 2014

"America-Why I love her" John Wayne

Thank You Mr. John Wayne. I could not have said it any better myself. I have seen these things you ask about and each has made my spine tingle in their own unique way. I am blessed to have been born in a land so beautiful and so vast where with all our differences we are still as one.

May the torch of Liberty keep burning, for she is protected by brave sons and daughters who are proud to be a part of a mission to ensure America remains Free.

Happy Memorial Day! This is what it's for, this is why we celebrate. Thank You to all who have ever served to keep my freedoms safe. To keep this beautiful nation out of harms way, Thank You!