The late Civil Rights leader Willie Velasquez dedicated his life to promoting this powerful message. In the 1970's, Velasquez helped Latinos realized that a key to social advancement was political participation. As the founder of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, Velasquez worked to help Hispanics understand and make full use of their voting rights. Velasquez's message applies to everyone, not just Hispanics. For the system to work, everyone must be involved.
Voting is the vehicle of participation for the citizenry.
They are subject to the wills of those who put them in office. The same way the voice can't be heard through a closed mouth, so is the vote worthless unless exercised. Velasquez took advantage of the voting rights Americans enjoy to help Hispanics ease the economic despair of their barrios in South Texas. Your vote is a way to make a difference. Yet for some reason, many citizens continue to bypass the freedom that others in many countries only dream of.