Does Your Vote Really Count?

With the mid-term elections right around the corner, Republicans, Independents, Democrats, and others are doing all they can to get out the vote.

As a young adult committed to love and justice, I, like so many of you, am actively involved in raising awareness of critical issues impacting us all.

From immigration reform, to ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to environmental justice, this is arguably a major turning point in American history.

This is a major turning point because the mid-term elections will determine whether we continue on with the goals that we had two years ago when we elected the first African American community organizer into the White House.

This is a major turning point because many people are angry about the slow rate of change in America’s economy and our elected officials’ inability to pass much needed legislation, like the Youth PROMISE Act or the repealing of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” 

This is a major turning point because people are starting to lose faith in our democracy.