Honor our Founding Fathers by voting

When I announced my candidacy for mayor of Maricopa last June, I never imagined how quickly the time would pass. Now the election is upon us, and as of Tuesday, March 13th at 7 p.m. the citizens of Maricopa will decide who they will have as their next council members and mayor.

At this time, instead of taking a last opportunity to tell you why I think you should vote for me, I would like to pause and thank the citizens of Maricopa for their patience with our political process. Freedom and our election process is truly a double-edged sword. It offers us the excitement of a better tomorrow and provides us the greatest liberties and justices the world has ever seen.

Yet at the same time, it clutters our beautiful cities and floods our local news outlets with political signs, advertisements, and ample amounts of rhetoric.

This “ability to choose” is what the Founding Fathers of our great country fought and died to give us.

President John Adams expressed his sincere desire that we would fully strive to understand this as he stated: “Oh posterity, you will never know how much it cost us to preserve your freedom. I hope that you will make a good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven that I ever took half the pains to preserve it.”

To my fellow citizens, I say let us indeed “make good use of it.” Let us return to the civility of our forefathers. Let us disagree without being disagreeable. Let us approach our differences with discourse, discussion and deference. Let us each participate in our community and strive to have a positive impact on the lives of others.