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Black Voters-----Do you expect anything for your vote?
With national elections for the President of
the United States only months away, the pace to get Black voters registered
and ready to go to the polls has quickened.
We are told that the right to vote is ours, we have earned it, many people
have died for this right, we are told this country is a democracy–we are
expected to vote so that we are assured to reap political returns for that
vote and this right to vote will help us determine our faith and quality of
life/pursuit of happiness.
It appears that most Blacks who will vote in this presidential election will
vote against George Bush and for John Kerry. We will be voting against
someone rather than for a candidate that will finally address the political
needs of Blacks in America.
We, as a people, should have an agenda that should be presented to all
political candidates, whether the candidates are running for local, state or
national elected positions, including the presidency of the United States.
Many Blacks will simply go to the polls to vote against George Bush and be
satisfied that they have they have fulfilled their obligation for voting.
How will your political needs be enhanced or met by voting against George
Bush rather than for a political agenda that we should have in place. An
agenda that would address what is going to be done to improve our urban
schools academically, what about access to health care, what about an
in-justice justice system, what about unemployment, what about the cost for
higher education? Granted, voting against George Bush will be a major plus
for us, but we need more!
Has Black America heard what John Kerry specifically plans to do about Black
America political needs? I have not heard any real specifics that he has
stated publically as to what he will do to earn the Black vote because I
don’t think that he has been asked that direct question. We cannot let him
get our vote by default, i.e., because we do not want George Bush back in
the White house. John Kerry needs to be forced to publically address a Black
political agenda. Demand these answers from those who are working for the
Kerry campaign, when they ask you for your vote.
It is this situation—failing to require any specifics for our vote that has
almost killed our ability to encourage our people to vote. Most will simply
say that there is not benefit, so why vote? When we began to develop
political agendas that spell our our needs and get candidates to agree to
work for and on that agenda, then our people will be able to see the results
required to stimulate voter interest and participation.
It Is Left To Us—to expect benefits and results from our voting, benefits
that will be dictated by an agenda that has been presented to and signed off
on by political candidates. It is not enough to simply go the the polls to
vote against George Bush, we must raise our level of expectation to improve
and realize our true political potential.
Lee Alcorn
lee. alcorn@att.net
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