Please join me in my excitement.

Yes I did not vote, but that does not mean that I am not unbelievably excited for this county's future. I must say though with all this excitement I have already felt heartbreak. Within moments of President Elect Obama's win I read very unfaithful and poor opinions on the win. I am very moderate, straight down the middle, so I truly would have been happy with either candidate. I understand that a lot of people are not like that. A lot of people have their own opinions which they are completely entitled to have, but some people act so disgraceful, it makes me sad.

The things that I read on Facebook after Obama won the election were shocking. I saw people saying they can't wait for the next election already and I actually recieved a request to join a group called "I want to run from my country" with a picture of Barak Obama with a big "FRAUD" written over it. That is outright disgusting. Our country voted for him. We all voted for him. Yes, you might not have literally voted for him, but as a whole country we chose him. He is not a terrorist and he will not fail our country. McCain would not have failed either. They have different approaches and this is the one we chose. Whether you agree with the desicion, at least have faith in the country that you live in. Remember that you could live in a country where we have no voice. A place where we are forced to believe in one religion, wear certain clothes, eat certain foods, and have no choice in anything at all. We could have no voice, but we do.

We chose him. Have faith in the country that respects you. Respect the one who was chosen and has a huge burden on him now. One man running a huge nation like ours is tough. He has a huge mountain to climb. As he said in his speech, he needs everyone's support, even those who did not vote for him. Support him so that we can make our country even better than it is now or has been in the past. Work with him so that the best desicions can be made to better our futures. Please do not lose faith in something that we are so priveleged to have gone through. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, Independant, Libertarian, etc., believe in what we have ahead of us. Please be the proud citizens that this country deserves. Look at the good things that this election has brought us.

Our first black president. Whether you voted for him or not, it is history. Our country came from treating african americans as property to electing one for our president to lead this country in whatever way he can do best. Have faith in his ability, he will not fail us. He may make mistakes, because he is only human, but we must look past those mistakes and help him in the huge job he has at his feet.

Love our country and respect our country. We chose him. Believe in that, believe in him, believe in our country.

Sincerely,
The Ern