重温美国佛教会会长菩提比丘2020年的号召：走出去投票
禅世界2024年10月31日
走出去投票
Get Out and Vote
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
President, BAUS
菩提比丘 美国佛教会会长上座部佛教大师，美籍犹太人，哲学博士(Ph.D.)
距离选举日（2020年 11 月 3 日星期二）仅剩五天。这是我们投票的机会，这可能是我们一生中最重要的选举。请记住，投票是我们的声音，是我们默默说出我们认为正确的事情的方式，作为个人，我们通过投票来承担整体的责任。通过投票，我们代表整个国家、子孙后代，事实上——鉴于美国在世界舞台上发挥的领导作用——代表人类未来的命运。选举太重要了，任何人都不能袖手旁观。投票是我们的责任，也是我们作为美国公民的神圣职责：选择最能代表我们的价值观和我们对未来的希望的候选人。
虽然大部分注意力自然会集中在总统选举上，但其他职位也将列入选票，其中包括众议院席位和参议院的 35 个席位以及各个州和地方职位。
因此，找出您的投票站所在位置并前往投票。在大多数州，您不必等到 11 月 3 日，而是可以提前投票。每个州都有不同的投票程序规则。您可以在此处查看与您所在州相关的信息。
虽然大部分注意力自然会集中在总统选举上，但其他职位也将列入选票，其中包括众议院席位和参议院的 35 个席位以及各个州和地方职位。
因此，找出您的投票站所在位置并前往投票。在大多数州，您不必等到 11 月 3 日，而是可以提前投票。每个州都有不同的投票程序规则。您可以在此处查看与您所在州相关的信息。
There are only five more days until Election Day, Tuesday November 3rd. This is our chance to vote in what is likely to be the most important election in our lifetime. Remember that voting is our voice, the way we silently say what we think is right, an act by which, as mere individuals, we take responsibility for the whole. With our vote we speak on behalf of the entire nation, for future generations, and indeed—given the leading role that the U.S. plays on the world stage—for the future destiny of humankind. The election is just too critical for anyone to sit out. It is our responsibility, our sacred duty as U.S. citizens, to vote: to choose the candidate that best represents our values and our hopes for the future.
While most attention will naturally be focused on the presidential election, other offices will also be on the ballot, among them seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate as well as various state and local positions.
So, find out where your polling place is located and go out to vote. In most states you need not wait until November 3 but can vote early. Each state has different rules governing the voting process. You can check the information relevant to your state here.
While most attention will naturally be focused on the presidential election, other offices will also be on the ballot, among them seats in the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate as well as various state and local positions.
So, find out where your polling place is located and go out to vote. In most states you need not wait until November 3 but can vote early. Each state has different rules governing the voting process. You can check the information relevant to your state here.
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