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This one’s for my U.S. readers. 

It seems there is no shortage of people lining up to tell you to vote, like it’s cleaning your room or something. It’s true that voting is important, but the way I see things, voting is closer to deciding you want ice cream and then getting it, like a kick-ass adult in charge of their own destiny.

That’s who I want to be.

Not sure how or where to vote? These sites have details, like the fact that the Pennsylvania voter registration deadline is October 21, 2024. Just fyi!

Everything You Need to Vote – Vote.org

Scroll down to find your state.

I Will Vote

Similar info, less clutter.

And even better, you can go for ice cream after you vote.

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Mmm, voting!
Photos by Dan Dennis & Courtney Cook on Unsplash

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Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have.
— Harry Emerson Fosdick

And also:

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.
— Erma Bombeck

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