November 1, 2022
President Abraham Lincoln:
Dear President Lincoln:
With upcoming Mid-Term elections upon us, I came across this quote by you regarding the importance and responsibly of the citizenry to vote:
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”
This year in particular, there seems to be a lot of fires going on. Concerns about the economy, crime, foreign policy, even the integrity of all our elected officials and abortion make this one a raging forest fire. Adding more fuel to these fires is the divisiveness and animosity that exists between both parties, something which one of your predecessors President Washington warned us about. You express your thoughts, President Lincoln, in a folksy manner as only you can.
No matter where the voter stands on these issues, it is their responsibility to make their feelings known and if we do not choose to accept the challenge and help put out these fires, we only have ourselves to blame. Voting is probably the biggest privilege we have as American Citizens and as another president once stated “Elections have consequences.” If we don’t help in putting out the fires that surround us, we all deserve to have our rear ends blistered. It is also the responsibility of all elected officials to act in a responsible manner for the benefit of “We the People.”
So, President Lincoln, I am sure you would agree with me when I say go out and vote! Whether your side wins or not, your vote and making your opinions known may serve to put some heat on the rear ends of our elected officials and force them to work together, something which seems to be lost with most of them. I am sure that if they do wake up and work for the benefit of all, we will gladly supply the balm to tend to their blisters, which would be a small price to pay.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Andrew DeMarco
Somers, NY
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