Why Your
Vote Matters
Twila Le Page Hughes
WHY YOUR VOTE MATTERS
Copyright 2020 Twila Le Page Hughes
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A Prayer for the Nation
A lmighty God, You have given us this good land for our heritage.
We humbly ask You that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Your favor and glad to do Your will. Bless our land with honorable endeavor, sound learning and pure manners.
Save us from violence, discord, and confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from every evil way. Defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the multitude brought here out of many nations and tongues.
Endow with the Spirit of Wisdom those to whom in Your Name we entrust the authority of Government that there may be justice and peace at home, and that through obedience to Your law we may show forth Your praise among the nations on earth.
In time of prosperity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the days of trouble do not allow our trust in You to fail. Amen.
President Thomas Jefferson
Washington, DC
March 4, 1801
Dedication
I want to dedicate this book to my husband, Bud, for his incredible patience and encouragement through the whole process of rewriting; to my daughter, Linda, for her input, editing, and encouragement; to my granddaughter Summer, for editing and taking her precious time to care; to my sons, Joe and Ron, and to my brothers, Glover and Gail, who recently departed from us; to the encouragement of my friends; to the memory of my dad, who did much writing about his life when younger, but could never get his stories published. And to my great friend Julie Parmeter, who is writing her book, The Forgotten Men and Women , giving me encouragement to finish mine.
Acknowledgments
I wish to acknowledge the person who inspired me to write this book, Kevin McGary, with the Frederick Douglass Foundation, who is the author of the book, Instanity . Mr. McGary helped me to decide that I had to do something to encourage more people to vote, to help people to realize that each of us can make a difference. To my husband, Bud, who is so supportive and patient; to my daughter, Linda, for her help in editing suggestions and highlights; to my granddaughter, Summer, for her support and editing skills; to all of those who write blogs, books, and op-ed columns that enlighten us. A special thank-you to my late brother, Glover Shipp, who had published over forty books, for his help in general book-writing procedures; and to our kitty, CC, whose lap she sits on has been replaced by the laptop computer. Below is a photo of my kitty helping me write my book.
Most of all, I want to thank all of those to whom we owe our eternal freedom, from our founders, to those who have fought in our wars and given their lives so that we have the freedom to write, speak up, and to vote. And to our Heavenly Father who gives us the ability to think, form words, and understanding in order to write.
About the Author:
T wila Le Page Hughes has written this book, partly as history as she lived it, during the Depression and WWII as it happened, taking us from the early 1900s and from the Great Depression in the 30s, World War II, Korea, and the Vietnam Wars, being very interested in what was happening around her. She feels that our country has been going downhill with the leftist movement dragging us more and more to the left, with the PC and socialist movements, and as she is a capitalist, so she feels strongly that capitalism is far superior to that of socialism. She will write on the differences.
Twila Le Page-Hughes is an author of Dont Hit the Iceberg, Vote ! And this current book is partly a rewrite of the history section of that book, plus the first Your Vote Matters that was never completely published due to that publisher going under.
She feels very strongly about voting as an honor and privilege and that everyone should vote. She has served in several precincts working with elections.
Twila has been active in politics, being an officer and program chair in the Republican Women Federated in South Bay, Los Angeles, area. She helps promote local candidates and works on their campaigns. She is a bona fide conservative.
She is a writer of articles and columns, having written for two newspapers in Northern Arizona and the state newspaper, with articles in the Arizona Magazine . She served on the Governors Advisory Board for Energy Regulations for the State of Arizona. She promoted solar energy in the 70s. She started her own magazine, which was called at first Solar Energy Greenhouse , then later Solar Living . She was later editor and publisher of a national RV travel magazine, The SMART Traveler . She has been a contributor to westernjournalism.com and to Citizens Journal , an online newspaper, and writes articles for newsletters. She is an artist and painted the cover of her last book and paints acrylic landscapes for her grandkids as her legacy. She is active in her church, playing prelude music on Sundays and hymns and teaching senior Bible classes.
Twila has a big familywith three grown children and one adopted daughter, twelve grandchildren and one adopted grandson, twenty-two great-grandkids, and three adopted greats. She keeps accumulating those to love. She is now married to her present husband, Bud, and lives in Southern California with him and her kitty, CC.
Contents
Prologue
Why Does Your Vote Matter?
Freedom is never more than one generation away.
President Ronald Reagan
S o many people say I dont vote as if that is a great thing to boast about, a sort of smug mantle. If you do not vote, it is automatically a vote for the other side that you may not really want. If you do not vote, the consequences of who gets into office may make a 360-degree turn of how your life will become, economically, freedom-wise, and enjoying personal liberties. I am not just talking about presidential elections, but voting at the local level for decent people to run our cities, counties, and states and who represents us in Congress.
Ninety-three million Americans, or 40 percent, did not vote in the last general election. What a sad thought. How can they not remember the hundreds of thousands who have given their lives in the wars for peace for our country and not honor that by becoming an informed voter who understands what a privilege it is to vote. But to become educated so that the vote matters.
