`If this sounds to you like I'm overstating the weight of this simple function, then you do not understand the fundamental principal of this form of government. The vote is one of the greatest revolutions in the course of human history since we rose up off of all fours and discovered fire.
Instead of passing the mantle of government over the masses through branches of a single family, we decide en-mass who we believe to be best qualified amongst all of us to accomplish this task for a period. And what makes this even more amazing, is that we put those people up for mandatory review after four years.
For all of its faults, there is no system I have ever seen, which comes close to accomplishing the dream of Democritus. Even the ancient Romans, with their tradition of Cincinatus, never had a system as justly representative of the individuals in the nation as we have.
So, every four years, I take great pride in walking to my polling place, and marking my ballot. Today, I got to do that again, and nothing I have done this year has given me as much pride as this.
No matter what your politics, this is the one act of government we all share in common. The Vote is our sacred right. Practice it. Demand it. Never surrender it.
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