As I sit down to write this column, the second day of early voting in Texas has come to an end, with record numbers of Texans already having gone to the polls.
I haven’t voted yet as I write this, but by the time you read this, I will have. I don’t imagine I have to tell you how I voted, and I am not going to tell you how you should vote.
I am going to tell you that I did vote, and I am going to tell you — ask you, beg you — to please go and vote. As U.S. citizens, voting is our duty, our responsibility and our privilege.
Voting is our voice, and we have to make sure our voices are heard. We have to know that our voices matter. How often do you hear someone say that they don’t bother to vote because it isn’t going to make any difference,