General Discussion

I respect and trust you as one of DU's best.

All of my social/political activities at this phase of my life are centered upon wanting a decent world for my itty-bitty grandchildren. There may be some who insist that means I'm a single issue voter. But I have two itty-bitty grandchildren. One is a non-white male, the other a white female. Thus, each will be confronted by common issues, and each with distinct issues.

Those who identify me as a single issue voter might snarl and say I obviously don't care about anyone else's grandchildren. Gracious! Why, of course I do! Indeed, on another internet forum and in real life, I have been organizing grandparents to work for all of the little one's future. Without exception, all of these grandmothers and grandfathers understand where we stand, and why we are standing there.

I would hope that people would have a mind open enough to recognize that without black citizens having rights -- such as voting -- our party could not win the presidency, or the Congressional seats required to restore sanity and human decency in this country.