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11/08/2006: "Just When You Think One Vote Doesn't Matter . . ."

I don't usually talk politics either in my writing or with friends. But please forgive me this once dear reader. This isn't really politics. It's about your precious right to vote and its true value.

I've heard people say, "I'm not going to vote. My vote won't matter one way or the other." I've said it myself on more than one occasion. And most of the time, that's true. But not always.

Last night my good friend and great politician Gwen Welshimer won her Sedgwick County Commission seat by a mere 36 votes --- and there are still some outstanding votes to be counted. So 36 votes did count and they counted big time. Had 36 people stayed home she would have lost.

I remember a few other city and county races where a candidate won or lost by a few votes. One candidate lost the local city commission race in the seventies by two votes. That's when I decided that my vote does count.

So whether we like the way the election turned out or not let's vow to use our right to vote whenever we have a chance. Your vote does count.