Over the Fourth of July holiday, a friend of mine called to tell me she had to come over and share something she found. She told me that I wrote something that related to what was happening in the world today, and she almost could not believe how right I was in my premonition.
What was the find? A copy of a column I had written 22 years ago. Entitled, “Election affects future of Supreme Court,” the column was in the October 21, 2000, issue of the Kansas City Star’s Blue Valley/Leawood Neighborhood News. This was a publication that was inserted into the KC Star in our area for many years.
I wrote a commentary column for the Neighborhood News for about nine years. In this publication was my column about voting and the Supreme Court. I remembered writing it, but honestly did not remember what it said. However, once I reread it, I agreed with her. In it I wrote about the importance of presidential elections and not to worry about too much about the short term goals because it was the long term goals that could hurt society the most. Mainly that the biggest issue to vote for was who would be choosing our Supreme Court justices.
I tried to find a link to the original column online, but could not find it. Instead, I am putting a picture of the column here.
To be honest, I wish that my fears did not come true and that people had paid attention to elections. Those who stayed silent by not voting; those who were complacent thinking nothing would change; those who did not vote because they did not like any candidates, or not enough to vote for one; your silence led to this.
Don’t stay silent any more. We all have to vote. Now the biggest vote we face in Kansas is the Amendment to ban Abortion. VOTE NO. Kansas already has strict abortion guidelines. The antiabortion groups are trying to ban all abortion here as well. No abortion for rape or incest. No abortion for health. No abortion period. And along with that they almost always want to sideline birth control.
We cannot be silent or stay home. This is too important to women’s health and privacy.
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