Change.... But for the better?

So after nearly a year of political campaigning, the election has finally come to a screeching stop. History has been made, but is it really what is best for our country? After last nights results were made public, a black rally of over 100 African Americans were dancing in the street outside my dorm; yelling, and jumping on cars as they passed. It sickens me inside to think of the people who voted for Obama, solely because of the color of his skin. It is equally wrong to vote for a man because of his color, then to vote for someone because of their color.

The election is not an event, but a process of government. Whenever you walk into the polls, it is crucial to know who you are voting for and why. After walking through campus and asking every black person wearing an Obama shirt why they voted for him, I got only two answers.. "because hes black" and "I didn't vote".

Our forefathers of this country build the foundation of this government with a vision of a choice by the people, but the thought of this probably never entered that dream. Just on my small campus in KY, you could hear shouts of "we run this country" and "Hey white girl, my President is black and so is yours, deal with it!" (even though to their ignorance they have no idea that he is not the President until January) It makes me sick to my stomach to think that someone would abuse our system of Democracy by voting for someone on the basis of color.