HOWARD DEAN IS ON THE BALLOT ON MARCH 2 - VOTE
An Open Letter To The American People Item number: 2989333908
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An Open Letter To The American People
The Responsibility Of The Citizen As A Voter
(Prize essay of the American Bar Association; written in 1945 by Ralph B. Potts, Esq. of Seattle, WA)
"The blood of free men stains my ballot sheet. Whatever others may do, I shall not carelessly make my mark. I vote not because I can but because I must. Those that died for this, my voice in my government, had a right to expect that I would prepare with every faculty to use it wisely, honestly and courageously. They did not die that fools, blind partisans, or the reckless, might make a game of free elections.
Only my secret heart knows whether I justify the definition of "Voter" as they wrote it in the reddening sand. If I love my country as they did, I question my qualification again and again.
I carefully study the issues and candidates to determine not what is best for me or my minority but for my country.
I will not be confused or deceived by propaganda, slogans or histrionics. I shield my eyes to the glitter of personalities, purge my mind of passion and prejudice, and search diligently for the hidden truth. I must be free of all influences save that of conscience and justice.
I garden for dreams, but with a realistic spade. My test is not of trend of popularity but of principle and liberty.
I vote as if my ballot alone decided the contest. I may lose my preference, but I will not throw away my sacred vote. For within the booth I hold in my humble hand the living proxy of all my country's honorable dead."
States That Vote March 2, 2004
California
Connecticut
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Rhode Island
Vermont
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