The Day America Stops Voting

I skipped out the door of the polling place this afternoon as I usually do after voting, filled with patriotism and awe and reverence and gratitude for such a privilege—and a tinge of regret that so many of my fellow voters won’t share the experience, because they were too stupid or too lazy or too damn “busy” to make time on Election Day to cast their ballots. They had already done so, maybe online or by mail, or weeks ago in the office of some county registrar.