By: Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher
San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper
Chairman of the Board of Directors, NNPA
As summer nears its end, usually marked by Labor Day, political candidates and activities will increase. Many of us, who are already tired of hearing about the coming Midterm elections, will begin to tune out for a variety of reasons. Some have never voted and don’t think their votes make a difference. Some are busy working multiple jobs, struggling with bills like food, housing, and gas, all of which have increased greatly and show no signs of relief.
If you have housing, healthcare, or food supplement assistance, prepare for it to disappear, if it has not already. To date, more than 26 million Americans are without health insurance, and the numbers will increase. Local hospitals are closing with no plans to replace their services, and many jobs some think are secure could soon disappear.
The answer to all of this is YOUR VOTE. Who you vote for is secondary to the fact that you need to vote. If you do your homework, your vote could keep more people who support Donald Trump out of office. Your vote, here in California, can ensure that a Trump supporter like Steve Hilton does not become Governor of this state. That issue is greater than your disagreements with the Democratic alternative. Your vote can ensure that a Republican like Jim Desmond, who is a Trump supporter, does not get elected to a Congress that already refuses to exercise its Oath of Office against Trump’s abuse of the Constitution. Your vote could put in office another person who will take action against the Trump agenda and open the doors to recovering our economy and way of life now under attack by Trump and his supporters.
Your vote must take the long view both of the past and the future. The past involves remembering the sacrifices, beatings, and deaths of so many who thought our right to vote was worth dying for; the future involves voting for people who will restore and improve our current way of life.
Just consider, if we were not mobilizing the vote to bring an end to the Trump era, he and the Republicans would not be working harder at blocking our votes than presenting answers to our economic problems as a means of getting our votes. Their reality is: “If we can stop or limit the vote, we can continue things as they are.”
Let’s get registered and prepared to vote. By November 3rd, we will know who to vote for if we don’t already.
