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To me there is a huge difference in requiring versus encouraging. Yes I think that we should be doing voter registration drives, and yes we should be helping provide transportation. But at the same time, I do not think we should require people to be registered. I feel like voting is one of the most sacred responsibilities and that it shouldn't be forced on others.
I commend Alpha Phi Alpha for their ability to have registration as part of membership, but I just feel that, at least in my chapter, the requirement would have cause more internal strife than necessary. I also would like to note the difference in the organizations. For Alpha, it was part of their founding, and has grown as part of their tradtion. The world needs more organizations like Alpha, espcecially in a world where people are still turned away from the voting polls because of their skin color. But to require it, would turn me off. It is a personal prefrence, no insult intended toward orgs that do require it. (Though I must say, to do it over again, and with the requirement already in place, I would still join. Though I'm not sure how it works in a state without voter registration cards...)
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