Constitution Day - September 17th 2008
Western State College's Leslie J. Savage Library celebrates Constitution Day by creating a display on the constitution and by providing a number of ways for our students, faculty, staff, and other patrons to learn about the United States Constitution. With 2008 being an election year, the fundamental right of voting is established by our Constitution. Here are a number of quotes related to our right to vote by members of Western's community, please add your own thought by contributing to the Savage Library's Constitution Day wiki page and learn more about registering to vote below:
Young, eligible voters who say "my vote doesn't count" or that they are "making a statement" by not voting are simply furthering the very agendas they profess to work against. Voter apathy and cynicism are the easiest opportunities for ruling power structures to keep and garner more power and influence. When elections are manipulated, that manipulation is made possible by an ongoing tradition of apathy among voters; layers of corruption occur when the electorate can't be bothered to vote or participate in the political process, allowing those who crave power to take it without a fight. Voting represents the true "muscle" of the American people. Without exercise, it will atrophy and fail when most needed.
-- Dr. Anthony Miccoli,
Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Communications
A basic privilege and a great responsibility of our United States is for each qualified individual to vote. By this means, the majority rules, the minority is heard, and our republic is preserved.
- Anne Steinbeck
- Marti Peterson
Electronic Resources on Registering to Vote
- Gunnison County Election Resources
- League of Women Voters - Gunnison Chapter
- Colorado Secretary of State - Elections Center - Contains voting information for Colorado along with these useful forms:
- Rock the Vote
Government Electronic Resources on the Constitution
- National Archives's United States Constitution - Includes high-quality images of the original U.S. Constitution.
- Government Printing Office (GPO) U.S. Constitution Page - Includes recent analysis and interpretation.
- Library of Congress Learning Page on U.S. Constitution
- Library of Congress's resources on U.S. Constitution
- National Archives and Records Administration's Our Documents, Constitution of the United States
Other Resources on the U.S. Constitution
Send comments to jnelson@western.edu.
