Tell Us What You Really Think!
By Kimberly Smith

First of all, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome all of our visitors and newsletter subscribers to Sunpiper Press.   This publication is geared to allowing those (who desire to be heard), an inviting platform to speak about what’s on their mind.  And with that said, I’m going to tell you about a little something that weighs heavy on my own mind.

If you knew me--you’d know that I am a very liberal person who doesn’t hold too much of what anyone says, too personally.  I don’t get sucked into flimsy promises expelled from the mouths of politicians, or freak out whenever I discover that someone I voted for has been exposed, while conducting some type of impropriety.  (Now don’t readily assume that I’m talking about Clinton ; there are a lot of no-no’s making their rounds in the political circuit that we have yet to discover!)

My beef isn’t so much with the individuals that get elected into office, but rather with the people who put them there in the first place.  I’m sure that you’ve established that I’m referring to the voters—but I’m not.  I’m talking about the registered voters who chose not to use the power that has been a long, pricey, struggle to proudly deliver this right to them. 

I beg the youth of our nation to take part in this historical event that is peering right around the corner from us.  Get informed about the parties that are battling for your vote.  We all know that one vote can make a difference—let that vote be yours!              However, make an informed decision about the candidate you want to see in the Oval office.  Don’t base your vote on hype, but rather the facts that are out really out there--waiting to enlighten you.  Too many people cast their votes based on unwanted pressure from parents or friends.  Remember…you are secluded in a booth that shares your decision, only with the box placed in front of you.  You never have to disclose your choice to anyone.  That’s the beauty of it!

I hope that you do your homework--and I know that we all hate homework--but this is a complicated decision that is not only a part of history in the making; but your single choice has a direct impact on your own future, as well. 

I hope that I can count on you to step up and participate in the electoral process; even if it means that you have to do a little research to make the appropriate selection that you can live with.  Expect to be disappointed at some time with your candidate, but I hope it’s only about something minor--opposed to something substantially crucial. 

I already know where my vote is headed, and I can’t wait to secretly share my voice with the rest of the world.  I will make a difference—and so can you!  If it should turn out that I made the wrong decision, and can’t believe that I voted for such an incompetent nitwit who can’t effectively run the country, then I feel fortunate knowing that I only have to stick it out for another four years, before I get another chance to let the chump know what I think about him!