Scots participated in the democratic process

Posted 9/23/14

To the Editor:

Way to go Scotland!

Watching with keen interest, last week’s referendum in Scotland was indeed extremely fascinating. What struck me more than anything was not the final result …

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Scots participated in the democratic process

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To the Editor:

Way to go Scotland!

Watching with keen interest, last week’s referendum in Scotland was indeed extremely fascinating. What struck me more than anything was not the final result (the democratic process was the real winner), but the extraordinary voter turnout of 84 percent. Wow!

Those Scots really put to shame the voters in this city and state when we look at the week before, and the voter apathy here is quite unfathomable. It hardly seems newsworthy even.

Certainly they [the Scots] had a very serious matter to decide, but then is not any voting matter of some importance? Fortunately we live in a free world and people can do and say as they please, and choosing not to vote is one’s right.

I do see it a little differently though, as I suspect that the majority of the voters who stayed at home for the Sept. 9 Primary were born with the right to vote, unlike the author here who had to earn that right. But for me, it is not just a right; it is an honor and a privilege – an honor and a privilege that I am so proud to have and use.

Being a bitter and twisted loser is fine and acceptable, but being a loser if 84 percent of the people had spoken would have been far more satisfying. If I could sum it up in just one word, it would be “disappointed.”

Capt. Ian Bowles, MNI

Warwick 

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