Take An Ancestor to Vote

[jaysunb]

Got this today and thought I'd share.


Take An Ancestor to Vote

As many of you have heard, my mother (who we called Leah) died in January 2007.
I used to say I don't do regret… yet the one regret I have is that she did not
live to see the Movement toward this historical Obama presidency. So on
Thursday, October 16, 2008 as I prepared to head for my early voting station, I
decided to take her with me.

I put on a ring I have of hers, and a pair of sunglasses she used to wear. I
chuckled to myself as "we" went to vote. I signed us in and waited for our name
to be called.

The touch screen machine is a 17-page document… and it was on page 6 that my
second proudest moment of the year came. It was there that I thought to
"back-page" to page 1 and 'revote.' On the touch screen, to change your vote,

you retouch your choice to get a fresh screen. I did so… stopped to take off my
eyeglasses… put on Leah's sunglasses… and let her vote for Barack Obama.

It was my proudest moment of the year. I felt great. Please experience it.
Please take a picture, jewelry, piece of clothing, obituary, a lock of hair, the
spirit of an ancestor to vote….


I've only got 1200 eddresses to send this to. Please forward this to yours,
using the "blind copy" option… so that no one has to page-down through lists of
names. Each person will receive it as if they were the only one receiving it, as
you have. You will need to put one address in your "To" line. Use yours.

[Rainbowreflect]

1. Beautiful!

[Kind of Blue]

2. I will do just that! It's so honorable. I don't know if I have any

ancestors here. I'm originally from Africa, been here since I was eight. But in my family one of my great, great, great, greats' kid was taken (a 12year old boy) during the slave trade. Later, the ancestors found out he was taken to America. So we've always wandered if he made it here alive and if he ever grew up and had children. My family and I choose to believe he did. I will vote for and with him on November 4th with a piece of ivory that's been in our family for generations that my dad brought with him for good luck in the early '60s.

Thank you so much for reminding me that there are so many no longer with us who would have been so very proud of this incredible election. Blessings.

[LWolf]

3. I'll check in with them at the end of the month,

but I doubt any are excited about the choices on the ballot, lol.

My ballot will be mailed before the end of the month, anyway.