Voter registration: Nice gesture by football team, but ...
Re: “Seahawks cancel practice to all become registered voters,” (TNT, 8/31).
That the Seattle Seahawks would do this sounds good at first. Then I thought: Why weren’t the players registered to vote at age 18 when they were eligible?
Professional athletes are role models for our youth, and I sincerely hope they strive to be good athletes second after being civic-minded citizens first.
Keeping your voter registration up to date is an implied obligation in our society. Registering to vote and then actually voting in every election has never been more important.
No excuses accepted.
Scott Thompson, Puyallup
This story was originally published September 5, 2020 at 6:26 PM with the headline "Voter registration: Nice gesture by football team, but ...."