voting

[John Ward <johnward@pnc.com.au>]

If anyone needs to be reminded of the value of their vote, just think of
the people of East Timor and the dreadful price they have paid for that
most precious right we take for granted.
The power of your vote can be seen in this short history of what one
vote can mean.
1653 one vote made Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector of England.
1875 one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic.
1923 one vote gave Hitler the leadership of the Nazi Party.
1776 one vote gave America the English language instead of German.