A little introduction...

I am your average high school senior in almost every regard. With four Advanced Placement classes, one Honors course, and my job as the sole copy-editor of my school yearbook, I manage to maintain my all A average. Still, I value one achievement above all else. My name is Melanie Wallace, and I have managed to remain a proud conservative in the public school system.

I have been put down, drowned out, and even persecuted for my political views. Friends have called me stupid, ignorant, and close-minded. Their efforts to hurt my beliefs only further strengthen them.

My fellow conservatives, it is time to rise up. We are the future of this great country, and, in turn, we hold the fate of the entire world in our very hands. All eyes rest on America, and we cannot afford to betray their respect. Now more than ever, the country finds itself divided. Ladies and gentlemen, we are looking at the potential for a huge change in the way America is governed.

As much as I hate to admit this, Hillary Rodham Clinton could very well be our next president. I mean, take a look at the Republican ticket going into the primaries. There are no new ideas. There is no promise for a better tomorrow. Not one of the Republican candidates actually stands for something important.

Our nation is misinformed and misled on a daily basis by so-called unbiased news reports. My graduating class is full of brainwashed teens dying to vote for the rights of women, homosexuals, and the poor. They use pathos based arguments where logic is required. They know no facts or statistics. This is the future of America, if there even is such a thing.