Seven responsibilities of citizens in a democracy
This article by Jerome Yoman was in our local paper today (one-time free registration is required to read it) and I thought it was great. I’m going to give the bullet points here, but it’s worth reading in its entirety:
- Inform yourself beyond the spin doctors and partisan pundits
- Stand up for the ideals this country was founded on.
- Resist totalitarianism.
- Strengthen government as the voice of the people.
- Speak out for separation of church and state
- Hold government officials accountable morally, not just fiscally.
- Vote. Just do it. Register today. Monday is the last day for Californians to register. If you’re not registered, go do it.
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