In spite of his being well under 18 – and an anteater – he told me he was even willing to forego his liberty in the pursuit of exercising his Democratic Right to Vote.
'If I don't cast my vote,' he told me earnestly, 'we might get stuck with some mendacious dummy like President Trump!'
'If they lock me up,' he continued, 'they lock me up – it is what it is! I shall go forward in the spirit of the famous Ms Emily Pankhurst!'
Accordingly he accompanied me to the Voting Station, clutching his home-made Voting Card in his paw, ready to argue his case with anyone who tried to prevent him exercising his suffrage.
As we arrived, he proclaimed loudly to a surprised group of voters in the car park, 'I am here, not because I am a law-breaker; I am here in my effort to become a law-maker!'
However, once he saw the policeman outside the entrance to the Polling Station, his bravado deserted him.
I can sympathise with him – I feel just the same if a police car is following me, even though I'm doing well under the speed limit! 😕
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You've got until 10pm to cast your vote! But don't leave it too late – there might be a queue!
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