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Yesterday October 30th 2008, I make a huge breakthrough in my life… I voted!
Now it might not seem as such a big deal to anyone else who has probably been voting for years, but for me it is, and I’ll tell you why.

As a young man, I was arrested and convicted of a Felony. Doing three years in the state penitentary. Though we are talking over twenty years ago, for some strange reason, I thought that I had lost that right and would never be able to vote.

My wife had heard different and took it upon herself to look into it.  She came into my office with some very important information.  Apparently, if you are not currently incarcerated and have done your time and successfully completed whatever parole or probation you might have had, your rights are automatically re-instated.

My hairs stood up and I was a bit overwhelmed by hearing this, and so was Angel.
She had already registered, but not yet voted. We drove down to the local library, I filled out the paperwork, with still some doubt as whether this was real or not. Was their something in that clause that I overlooked, where the person behind the counter is going to tell me, sorry sir, you cannot vote?

I filled out the paperwork and handed it in…. It was approved and he pointed to the line where I would stand to vote for the first time ever in my life.  I just recently turned 42 on Oct 25th 2008.

Angel and I stood on line and for the first time, I felt like a total adult!  Well, I cast my vote and so did Angel, we were able to share this historic moment together. For the Presidentiual race, I have been sitting on the bench rooting for my new soon to be President, but with no power to do anything about it, except watch.

I want to get the La’ Organization more involve in the American political system during the next election.

For all who have never voted or even registered, please do so.  For all who have had a past similiar to mine, take a chance and look into it.  Honestly, if it wasn’t for Angel I would still have been watching from the bench.  Thanks baby!

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