Voting is important because we can use it to protect our human rights and the rights of others, both domestically and internationally. One of the great things about our Declaration of Independence is that it brought the ideas that would eventually tear down the arbitrary rule of tyrants to do whatever they wanted. Let's remember these words:
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. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.Another Powerful set of principles lies in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Article 21Voting is important for human rights for two reasons. First of all, if government does not have elections, it is not deriving its power from the consent of the governed and is thus violating an entire nation's human rights. Secondly, democracy ensures that people have a voice, thus guaranteeing themselves greater protection against human rights abuses. However, if you don't use that voice to speak up for the rights of yourself and others, those rights remain in danger.
(1) Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives
(2) Everyone has the right of equal access to public services in his country
(3) The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Make sure your human rights aren't violated: vote.
The polling place for any student registered at their 5C mailing address is Edmunds Ballroom, Smith Campus Center, Pomona's campus.
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