Voting is a freedom most don't use

Just to let you know, I'm writing this column on Thursday, Nov. 1, five days before the General Election that took place Tuesday, Nov. 6. I normally wait until the Wednesday morning after an election to complain about voter turnout, but I'm going to be out of pocket so I'll give you my best 'crystal ball' prediction on how we really care about elections.

I hope and pray what I'm about to say will be wrong. But I believe the majority of the people did not show up at the polls and cast ballots.

Last week I wrote an editorial that showed Escambia County, Ala., ranked 64th out of Alabama's 67 c...