If you are fortunate enough to live in a country where leaders are chosen by vote of the people, you have both a right and a responsibility to vote. I usually try to keep posts from focusing on a specific country, but for this post, I want to focus on the upcoming US election because it will shape the country’s policies (and therefore, life in the US as well) for many years into the future. Only you can decide which candidates can bring the results you want to see in the world. Sometimes you will not like any of the candidates, but consider voting for the one that is closest to your beliefs as a way to begin movement in that direction. Every vote counts; some elections are decided by only a few hundred or a few thousand votes.
Elections for government officials at all levels are important. The president appoints Supreme Court judges and federal judges, and chooses the head of organizations such as the EPA, Department of Energy, and Department of Education. The president can veto legislation passed by Congress. Congress approves the heads of organizations such as the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. Congress passes the federal laws and develops the budgets that determine how your tax money is spent. State level elected officials determine state laws and how your State tax money is spent. Local jurisdictions have similar impacts on your life.
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