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Election

This post is dedicated to my 6 nephews and nieces.  I’m not in touch with the younger set (two nieces, one nephew, who are in their early 20s) but I will alert them as best i can about this blog post.  I am in touch with the older set (also two nieces, one nephew, who are in their mid 30s).  I’m writing this post to them and all the young people I know (for purposes of this blog post, i am including anyone under 40).   When I was in 9 th grade, we had a subject called Civics.   I don’t know when things changed in the world of school subjects, but I’m fairly sure Civics isn’t taught anymore, which I think is a real shame.   I’ve always been grateful for an education about how the political system works.   We learned that there were 3 branches of government at the federal level.   You’d be surprised at the number of people who don’t know that.   We were taught that voting matters.     Right now it matters A LOT.   We have the worst president in history.   The country is reelin