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Vote: Alina will

September 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Meet Alina. She became a US citizen one hour before I made this video. We bumped into each other at Barack Obama’s Philly office where she was registering to vote. Sometimes people who are born here don’t take their citizenship as seriously as people who make the effort to move here. There are a lot of ways to be a good citizen. One of them is engagement in the political process. Do your research, register to vote, and express your opinion on election day. Alina will.

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4 responses so far ↓

  • Gloria // Sep 23, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    That is fantastic that she is taking such a huge step. You are right, there are so many here, both citizens and not, who are content to complaint, yet are unwilling to be a part of the process. They seem to forget that change is only effectuated by those who become involved. Yea to Alina! You are an inspiration!

  • Making the Effort to Vote // Sep 24, 2008 at 8:18 am

    […] Election after election, we hear numbers of election turnout so low that we wonder if they can be real. Despite that fact, though, Jonny Goldstein has an amazingly inspiring story up on his blog today. The woman featured in this video, Alina, registered to vote just one hour after getting her citizenship. […]

  • Alina // Sep 24, 2008 at 9:11 am

    Hi Jonny,

    Thanks for including me in your blog. I am indeed very excited to participate in these elections. Finally, and after more than 10 years living in the US paying my taxes and complying with other other obligations, I am able to have this right. My right to vote! And my right to vote for the Democratic Party and Obama, the right party and the right candidate!

  • cesar alejandro mejia // Sep 27, 2008 at 8:24 am

    Congratulaciones para mi cuñadita mas linda de todas por la decision de su vida.Nosotros nos sentimos muy contentos cuando alguien de la familia esta siempre superandose .Mis deseos es que Dios bendiga a su nuevo Pais y que tengan un buen Presidente para sea el un mensajero de Paz en el mundo.

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