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That Time America Elected Their First Female Vice-President

 Heyo! I hope you're doing well. I still want to keep this blog free of politics, but this is a momentous thing that happened, in the United States, so I thought I'd write about it. This will not include any of my personal political beliefs. It won't be a long post.

If you have been living under a rock, or outside of the United States, 2020 was an election year and we elected Joe Biden - former Vice-President. His election is nothing new. We've had a long line of old white dudes in the Oval Office since the beginning. The only time anything changed was when Barack Obama was our first black President.

We inaugurated Joe Biden on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. However, this post is not about him. This post is about his choice for Vice-President, Kamala Harris. Why? She is this country's first female Vice-President. Not only is she a woman, but she is black and Indian.

Something my mom also pointed out is that she is married to a Jewish guy which means we have an interracial couple in one of the highest offices where interracial relationships were illegal not long ago. Harris becoming Vice-President breaks a lot of barriers for women and people of color.

Before she was elected Vice-President, she was a Senator, Attorney General, and District Attorney in California. She holds a Law Degree from the University of California, Hastings, and a Bachelor's Degree in political science and economics. I am confident; she is more than qualified for her job.

I hope that she and President Biden do what is right for this country, but we'll have to wait and see.

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