2003 americana

6:41 PM - Americana this is about patriotism and has nothing to do with !@$%

This is gonna be a long one. It's been brewing for a while and i just wanted to make sure it was all formulated in my head before writing it out but that isn't working.

Being a precint inspector for the elections on March 2 and then going to the citizenship ceremony on March 9th has really affected me and my position on this earth, in this community and how my presence affects those around me.

There is so much more to being an american than just being free to do whatever the hell you want too.

Date: Mar 10, 2004 04:09 PM
Subject: Americana
Body: Yesterday I went to Jojo's citizenship ceremony and i have to say i was truly in awe. There were 1,053 people from 86 countries that have fought hard and fair and legal to come to this country to have the freedoms, rights, privlidges and opportunities that you and i were born with. We did not choose to be american born but we were - we are allowed to worship any god we want or in my case no god at all - we can think and feel and dream without persecution - yet we do nothing in response - only 13% of us voted last week - that disgusts me.

We are born with certain freedoms and we are born with certain responsibilities to our community, country and neighbors. There were people there yesterday from Afganastan, Iraq and Iran - gaining their citizenship into our country that has liberated theirs.

Do you know what 80% of those new citizens did as soon as they came out the doors? They registered to VOTE!

Voting is our right and it's our responsibility to the future not just our future but our childrens - grandchildrens - triple great grandchild - centuries of history are determined at every election and it is your birth right and duty to voice your opinon.

It's ok to have an opinon here in this country and it's not only OK to voice it but encourgaged -

Please register to vote - please take an hour of your life and do some research into the issues and people that we are voting for and VOICE YOUR OPINION.

If i hear one more gen x er complain about their life, cost of living, lack of work, tyranny of the cops against skating and then say they have never voted- i will scream - how many of you that feel persecuted by the cops actually voted last week.

Do you know we were voting for a mayor of San Diego?
Do you know how each candidate feels about skating on city property?

GET MOTIVATED AND DO SOMETHING!

if you would like more information on any current US, California or San Diego issues please let me know what your question is and i will do my best to find answers for you - both democratic and republican. I my self am republican because i believe that the government has no business telling me how to live my life or raise my children. We need less government - less taxes and more personal opportunity.