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On Being a Voter: my first post as a BlogHer Contributing Editor


You can read my first post and great comments in response to it here.  Here’s an excerpt:

I feel as passionately as anyone, and possibly more so than many, about the upcoming elections. But I promised myself that on the occasion of my very first post as a BlogHer Contributing Editor in the Election 08 category, I would not mention the names of any of the presidential or vice presidential candidates.

Why? Because candidates come and go – but most of us still have our right to vote that we can exercise, every single time an election of any type comes around. (I know that not everyone who contributes to this community may still have that right and I would love to hear from them in particular – but only if they want to express their thoughts about it.)

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the idea of voting, if not the people for which I could vote. I’ve always bought, lock, stock and barrel, that my vote matters and counts.

Some of the experiences described in the comments gave me chills.  And a lot to think about.

How do you feel about being a voter?

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:28 am September 13th, 2008 in BlogHer, Blogging, Voting, Writing 

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