Only 54% of eligible voters went to the polls in 2004.
In order to give Americans incentive to vote, Starbucks has offered a free coffee today to anyone who says he voted.
Yes, you read that correctly: Americans need incentive to vote. Colonists who came to this land seeking religious and political refuge. African-Americans who were persecuted for wanting to participate in the election process. Women who believed they too should have a say. Immigrants who come to this country so that one day they and their children can participate in free elections.
Americans need incentive to vote, so let's give them a free coffee.
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning for caffeine.
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