Should Plants Get The Right To Vote?

by Joseph Hernandez

In 1868, citizens in the U.S. were guaranteed the right to vote. In 1870, the right to vote could not be denied because of race or color. In 1920, the right to vote could not be denied because of sex. Every group, male or female, Hispanic or Asian, and so on all have the right to vote in the United States, except one. Billions of plants in the U.S. cannot vote. Plants have lived in the United States longer than any American, and have experienced important events in U.S. history with Americans. So, why don’t they have the right to vote?

Plant translator Tami Lee Fung has dedicated her life to bringing awareness to the plant voting issue. She has spent years of work, including a Ph.D. in Plant Linguistics. In the photo Dr. Fung is speaking with Phil the Palm Tree.

Phil, through Plant translator Dr. Fung, voiced his opinions on why plants haven't gotten the right to vote yet. “I think we are treated as second-class citizens. We[plants] can’t do the same things people can do, so does that mean we[plants] can’t have a say in politics? It’s not fair!” Phil was so incredibly angry during his rant, his leaves were shaking.

However, some people think plants should never have the right to vote. Professor Mark Marks of Yale is a Neuroscientist and a well-known activist of anti-plant voting rights. “There is no reason why plants should vote. They cannot speak and are not even human! I’m also pretty sure Dr. Fung is crazy and just talking to herself.” Professor Marks immediately left the interview and had no further comments.

Plants provide so many invaluable resources to Americans, such as the air that we breathe, and they contribute to the economy. Yet plants are treated as second class citizens and have no rights. Action needs to take place so plants can one day be as free as fellow Americans and have the right to vote.