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Commentary - Strike Back By Voting |
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As you know, if you are under 18, you do not have the right to vote in the United States of America. Though, our government forces you to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, this country is not guided by the statement, "in liberty and justice for all." Instead, we are ruled by intolerant politicians who want to control all people and prefer to have complete control over those under 18.
Things could be worse. Imagine if you were never given the right to vote or if you could only vote for one dictator, like the Cubans who must vote for Castro. Fortunately, due to successful protests in the 1960s, 18, 19, and 20 year olds were given the right to vote and it is up to you to use that right.
We have a dream that one day, teenagers will look forward to their right to vote as they now look forward to their right to drive. On every teenager's 18th birthday, we want he or she to go directly to the court house, register to vote, and then tell the local, intolerant mayor that his days are numbered.
Unfortunately, many teenagers, who finally get the right to vote, no longer think that those under 18 should have equal rights. During our curfew protests in San Diego (in the summer of 1997), we encountered many people who were in their low 20s yet they agreed with the curfew. They felt that since they had endured the humiliating law, everyone else should have to suffer through it. Or they were just brainwashed by the government's propaganda, which says that teenagers should be home by dusk.
You must never forget what it is like to be harassed by the police because you were hanging out. Or what it is like to be stuck in the middle of suburbia without the right to drive. Or the feeling you get when everyone else is allowed into bars, but your best social option is at the multiplex. Life does not have to be less enjoyable for teenagers. When you turn 18, don't forget about the teenagers who are harassed every night by the police. You will finally have the chance to change their lives.
When you turn 18, register to vote and turn this country into the land of the free. You can also act right now by joining Operation Register, a protest organized by YouthSpeak which is another organization that fights for youth rights. Operation Register has already staged protests across the country.
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