It was a dark, cold winter night. The streets were hemmed in with mounds of snow, and black ice blanketed vast portions of the streets around Broomfield High School. But such wintery conditions did not slow down the record-number of attendees to the Broomfield County Republican caucus meeting Tuesday night.
The pre-registration numbers were large (693), reported the Broomfield Enterprise. The auditorium of about 500 seats was filled with anxious voters, eager to move forward with the precinct meetings. More people stood in the back or the sides, unable or unwilling to find the few precious seats remaining.
Although the February 7th meeting was set for 7pm, registration began at 6:30. And that was a good thing. With the hallway outside the auditorium packed, people waited around fifteen minutes to finally register. Those who pre-registered received their packets in the next room.
Witnessing such record numbers attending, I could only be glad that they were exercising their God-given liberties. The name of God was invoked a few times during the general meeting. In fact, the caucus business was initiated by an invocation of a Roman Catholic priest and then the pledge of allegiance.
Whether Democratic, Republican or independent, Americans have the freedom of conscience to vote for their leaders without coercion or threat of punishment thanks to Christianity. It was Christianity that taught early Americans their Creator endowed them with "certain unalienable Rights."
Although fewer today consciously acknowledge these religious roots, it is still pleasing to see such grassroots' effort to change the political landscape.
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