I work at a home with adults that have physical and mental developmental disabailities. Today during a routine staff meeting the topic of voting was brought up and I was astonished to hear that out of 40 or so residents, only 12 have the right to vote. As the meeting slowly rolled on, and I drifted farthe into a sleepy state, this really started bugging me. As anyone who has ever been friends with people of similar nature know, although by typical standards the clients are labeled as MR, they are far from being stupid, let alone not being able to make an informed decision. The people that I work with are just as effeceted by this election as anyone else who walks this world and I believe more so. Should they not have the right to vote. The government is responsible for the level of care they recieve, the wages of the people that work with them, the food they eat, the insurance they use, and most everything that goes on in their lives. How can they not have a say in who is making these choices for them. They do not have the right to vote! It is still hard for me to comprehend. Voting is something fought for, died for, sacrificed for. We have fought for many years for the right of everyone to cast their vote and I find out to day that there are people out there still opressed by a label. At one point it was poor people, black people, and women. I am ashamed that our society does not let my friends vote. We move forward so much, but still not enough to make everyone equal.