The freedom of speech that we have in this country is truly a powerful thing. Something that is learned from reading The Book of Mormon, and from studying the history of the world, is that having a king is only good when they are good and righteous. It just takes one bad king to make life miserable for all.
There comes a time in The Book of Mormon when they forgo having a king and set up the government with a chief judge.
In Mosiah 29:25,
"Therefore, choose you by the voice of this people, judges, that ye may be judged according to the laws which have been given you by our fathers, which are correct, and which were given them by the hand of the Lord."
As you read farther in chapter 29 you find why they set up the judges and how they actually set up the chief judge. They then have higher and lower judges to keep each other in check. It is very much like our president with the different branches of government to keep him in check. For class, I watched a video and in it it was said that it is safer when everyone participates in the government. When everyone participates we aren't letting just a few people decide our fate. We should use our agency, or the right to choose, to determine who will lead our country in a proper manner.
The government in The United States of America is put to full use when we the people, not just some, but all the people vote and use their voices to express their opinions. I know that it isn't always easy to get to the polls and to vote. Having children makes it hard for you and your spouse to go at the same time. It's like a revolving door at our house, one votes, comes home and then the other one flies out the door. It made not be easy for me, but I do it so that I can say that I let my voice heard.
I know that many men risked their lives to give us the freedoms that we have today. I do not want the founding fathers of this country to know that I took their sacrifice lightly. I am proud to be an American and with that comes the right to vote. I suggest that we take advantage of that and get to the polls during election time.
