For America And Democracy!

America is an idea. Unlike nearly any other nation on this planet, this country was conjured out of the idealism of an enlightened era when it was for the first time imagined that citizens might govern themselves. Admittedly that definition of "citizen" was a narrow one, not including black slaves and women of any kind. Eventually those slaves were freed and in time given a real chance to vote for their own leadership. Women came into the fold later still. Now all adult Americans are gifted with the opportunity to vote for the kind of leadership they desire. 

Sadly, craven men and women have conspired over the decades to makes us all think our destiny is not in our hands. Some are misled by ministers and preachers who direct their flock's attention to the hereafter and make the here and now merely a holding pattern, one without a real future. Other vile folks seek to constantly limit the voting power of men and women with outlandish schemes to arrange maps with absurd boundaries, creating fiefdoms of power within the broader electorate. 

It is still incredible to me that an obvious liar and convicted felon with a long and very public history of racism and misogyny carries any sway with so many after so long. We have the chance to breathe new life into a democracy that sorely needs such an infusion. Joe Biden has gone a long way and has bridged the road from those terrible times to a better future. Now we must look forward and send a new generation to deal with the problems of tomorrow. Harris and Walz can show us the way to the future, but we must trust that they will have the chance to do so. 

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