Votes give you a voice
Common sense. I was taught early on good and bad, right and wrong. The neighborhood moms would not hesitate to correct, discipline or call home. We were not allowed the luxury of saying my parents were the reason for my actions. My parents and the teachers at Franklin, Stokes Beard and good old Lee High formed me to the man I am today. Joining the U.S. Army at the ripe old age of 17 helped mature me in ways that I could not even image. Saying that, I have been responsible for my actions early on. Mistakes I have made, lessons I have learned and life I have lived. We live in the greatest country ever. Let’s stop complaining, start getting involved in the process, start thinking for ourselves.
Political parties make no difference, think for yourself. Do the wealthy, elite and powerful speak for you? We do have a voice: our vote. All we have to do is unite for what is moral, righteous and good for America.
After 200-plus years of “Under God” it can’t be that bad.
If you don’t like the American way of life, there are modes of travel leaving our country every hour. As the saying goes “don’t let the door hit you in the backside on your way out.” I have been in many third world countries where the locals would tell me how they wished they could come, not to change America, but to enjoy the freedoms and opportunities America offers.
Pray, vote and let your voice be heard.
God bless our nation.
Lee Roy Lollar Jr.
Columbus
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