Never
have I ever written a blog. Although this is my first blog entry, I hope that
throughout this assignment I learn a lot especially about our government and
the upcoming presidential election. No that I, and many of my peers, are now
eighteen, we have a wonderful right in our United States of America to vote and
share our opinion. From the several history classes I have taken over my public
school education, I have learned that taking advantage of this democratic
system is a novelty I should not let slip by. In many other countries I would
not have the opportunity and it would be a shame to not participate.
Another
wise piece of information I learned from a mediocre history teacher junior year
is that the only thing worse than not voting is an uneducated vote. So as part
of my new years resolution, I am determined make an educated vote for our next
president.
So
how does one go from having no education of our government system and politics
to being able to choose a party and vote for a future successful president? I am
not sure. I assume reading the
newspaper is a good place to start, maybe. And I can talk to people who think
they know what they are talking about. But at some point people’s knowledge
turns into opinion. I am not looking to be influenced by other people’s
opinion. There are so many helpful factual websites and throughout my blogs
this semester I am confident I will develop a more educated opinion all by myself.
When
will I be ready to vote for myself? Hopefully by the fall. Will I want to keep
Obama? Who knows. Will someone new be a better choice? Maybe. All I know is at
this point I can’t possibly be less educated about our political system and
there is only room for improvement.
