From the Archives: You think one vote doesn’t matter? Hah!

I have told this story here on the Margins before.  But with the presidential elections only a few days away, I think it’s important to remember right now that the 19th Amendment was ratified thanks to one man’s vote.   In August, 1920, 35 states had ratified the amendment; 36 states were needed for it…

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From the Archives: You Can’t Vote Because

I first ran this post in 2011.  I think it is an even more important reminder today.   From sixth century Athens on, who has the vote and why has been a touchy and evolving subject in democracies.  People who already have the vote have hesitated to extend it to others for two basic reasons. …

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From the Archives: Rural Free Delivery

  Over the last several months, I have been working my way through a stack of “get out the vote” postcards: writing as legibly as possible. (Always a challenge for me.) Now I’m at the deadline and writing a little more quickly and a little less legibly. * Since I am under a bit of…

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