Many Ivorians May Be Left Out From Vote

"Many in Ivory Coast May Be Left Out From Vote - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Adam Nossiter, 6 Feb. 2010. Web. 30 Mar. 2010. .

In Ivory Coast many people will not be able to vote. There were pictures plastered on school walls all over the country offered a stark reminder of the division in this identity-obsessed nation. On one side are the people that are eligible to vote and on the other, their not able to. The ones able; the government has deemed good members of society. The ones unable; their identities have fallen under official suspicion. This type of segregation for votes is due to ten years of war and riots. And soon after the pictures went up the astonishment at being excluded gave way to urgent reality. Many were just excluded because nobody knew if they were Ivorian or foreign.

I think that this is absolutely not right. That everyone should get a say in how they want their government to be run. To stick up for what they believe in and thinks is the right thing to do. Even though some people might not be full Ivoirian, everyone should still get a chance to vote, even though they get look at different because of all those years of fighting. This basically means they have a lot to say but none of it will go officially to the government. What would you do if you were had a government status for Ivory Coast?