Use this celebration of our independence as a reminder to vote

in the upcoming fall elections.  The right to vote is an essential part of our country's heritage, and we should all take advantage of it.

Our Declaration of Independence includes this very important clause:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, 

If we are willing to be just a tiny bit modern, I believe we should all be willing to agree that this line should read:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, 

I would like to believe that all people would agree with this clause, but I know that is not true.  Worse, I know that many of the people currently in government here in North Carolina do not agree with this statement (ref. Governor McCrory and his colleagues and their cursed HB2), and some key candidates running for national office (ref. Trump) clearly do not believe in equality for all.

We must use our votes to remove these people from office and stop such candidates from gaining office.

If we do not, we have only ourselves to blame.

This year, let's celebrate the gift of our independence with a commanding statement to all of our elected officials:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal,