How I Commemorated 9/11 -- I Voted!

09/11/2003

How I Commemorated 9/11 -- I Voted!

When I heard the second plane hit the World Trade Center two years ago, it was from inside a voting booth, where I was casting a vote that ultimately didn't count, in one of the most interesting city elections (primary) of my lifetime.

So two days ago, when there was a sign at the polling place that there was another primary, and my two-year-old daughter said, "Let's go in there." that's what we did. The only thing on the ballot was a minor judicial race, and the only thing I knew about it was that one of the candidates "rose from Brooklyn public housing to appearing as a legal commentator on Court TV." ("As Seen on TV" seems to be the political slogan of the year.) But Claire and I voted anyway -- and my wife voted, but for the other candidate, so our votes cancelled each other -- but it was the right thing to do this week, not just to remember where we were, but to remember that this, not military might, is what makes us strong.

Posted by Mark Schmitt on 09/11/2003 at 11:10 AM in Decembrist archives | Permalink

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