Election Day Should Be A Holiday

November 3rd, 2008 at 05:09pm Post Staff 43

I once had a professor tell me that every right we have has blood on it. When I really thought about it and looked throughout history it really made sense. People have fought for freedom throughout time and today we are the beneficiaries. Tomorrow we get to exercise one of those rights and have the privilege to vote. This is something that many people died for and something that people are still fighting for today.

What a better way to celebrate this than by giving everyone the day off on Election Day. We should celebrate this right and take the day off to really appreciate how lucky we are. Besides celebrating the day, having the day off will make it easier for people to vote and would probably increase the number of people that vote. This would be excellent for democracy and excellent for the country as more people would likely get involved in the democratic process.

The more people that vote and are aware of the issues the better off we are as a country. As I said, voting is a privilege. It is something that we should not take for granted. Taking the day off to emphasize how lucky we are to be able to vote and celebrating our democracy I think is a step in the right direction.

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