The essayist sees going to the polls as a “moral obligation for membership in our society,” and I’m with him. Drives me up a wall when people shrug, why bother, even after the Supremes stepped all over the popular vote. So thanks, Bryce, for taking time to talk about why you like to vote, and even ‘fessing up to sometimes voting for someone just ‘cause you like their name. I’d be happy to hear a brief series comprised of “why I vote” and even “why I don’t,” essays on national air of a pre-election morning. As Lyndon Johnson said, the vote is “the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice…” Some of us take it for granted. Good to hear from someone who doesn’t.
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Sydney Lewis
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Review of Commentary Bryce Why Vote
The essayist sees going to the polls as a “moral obligation for membership in our society,” and I’m with him. Drives me up a wall when people shrug, why bother, even after the Supremes stepped all over the popular vote. So thanks, Bryce, for taking time to talk about why you like to vote, and even ‘fessing up to sometimes voting for someone just ‘cause you like their name. I’d be happy to hear a brief series comprised of “why I vote” and even “why I don’t,” essays on national air of a pre-election morning. As Lyndon Johnson said, the vote is “the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice…” Some of us take it for granted. Good to hear from someone who doesn’t.