Running a shipping store in a very diverse college town, I see a lot of absentee ballots being mailed, and a lot of first time voters–both young adults looking toward a future full of potential, excited to have their voice heard and recognized, and also a fair share of new citizens, grateful to be Americans and honored to perform their civic duty. It really is beautiful.
As deadlines approached, I saw more and more customers eager to overnight their ballots. Some have chosen to send them Priority Mail Express to their ultimate destination PO Box, but many of my student customers have gladly shipped them via FedEx Priority to their home addresses for a family member to hand deliver them on election day. The fact that no one has flinched to drop $30-60 to cast a last minute vote has starkly reminded me of what a profoundly great privilege we have, as Americans, to have a voice and a vote.
The future indeed is bright because America isn’t made up of politics. America is made up of people–free, independent, and empowered people. And those people are voting. No matter what outcome today’s votes determine, we’ll all still be Americans at the end of the day; we’ll all still be compatriots, neighbors, and friends.
Here’s to the future!
#GodBlessAmerica #ElectionDay
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Source: AMBC Blog