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Sally Walker: No voter respect

I used to think that Rob Christensen had some knowledge of politics. Since his proud boast in his July 5 column “Obama wants me to send $3” that “I ... have not voted in anything but a municipal election in this century,” I realize that he is far more ignorant than I.

Christensen doesn’t seem to realize that his attitude, multiplied many times, is the reason for the leadership we endure today. I’m aware that my vote counts for little, but if I have to be carried on a stretcher, I’m getting to the polls!

So when we elect bad people, it’s not my fault. It’s Rob’s.

Sally Walker

Chapel Hill

This story was originally published July 11, 2015 at 2:00 PM with the headline "Sally Walker: No voter respect."

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