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Participating in the Democratic process is our duty as American citizens. The country was founded on the basis of freedom to choose what religion to follow and freedom to have representation for how collected funds should be distributed.

Christopher Columbus, an Italian Explorer, set out to find a faster route from Europe to Asia with various voyages from 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502.

Once Columbus found the route to the Americas, European nations began massive colonization efforts. By 1650, England (Great Brittan) had become the dominant colonial group. By 1770, more than 2 million people lived in the 13 British Colonies that had been established.

The Revolutionary war started in 1775 and on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence states the following:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness.”

The Declaration of Independence also included 27 specific grievances against King George III.

“Congress have judged it necessary to dissolve the Connection between Great Britain and the American Colonies. . . .” – John Hancock to George Washington, July 6, 1776

Political activism is in our DNA regardless of how we came to live on the shores of America. Voting and participating in the political process is imperative to the survival of our democracy. Vote!