America's Top Priority!
March 5, 2002 was election day in California. On that day, the bodies of three Americans, who had died in a "fire fight" in Afghanistan trying to recover the body of a Navy Seal, were being flown back to the U.S. for burial. They and their families had sacrificed everything.
On that same day, fewer than 40% of registered voters and 30% of eligible voters were willing to take the time from their "pursuits of happiness" to vote. It was too big a sacrifice.
Our unwillingness to take on the responsibilities of citizenship to keep this country safe and free is the single most important issue we face. It’s a national disgrace.
The top goal of this nation needs to be to teach its youth the importance of being involved in a democracy and how to be effective citizens.
