Fulton allowed Usher to skip voting line

On Tuesday, millions of Americans voted for the next president of the United States, waiting for hours in line to have their say. Usher, the famous pop singer whose songs fill the radio, was not one of the people who had to wait in line. In fact, Usher was ushered to the front of the line when he came through the back door of the Bill Johnson Community Activity Building in Roswell, Georgia.

Many of the ordinary citizens were less than enthused. However, Fulton elections Interim Director Sharon Mitchell confirmed that the singer had made arrangements for voting in advance. North Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann questioned the fairness of the arrangement. Hausmann voiced that the only people who should deserve such treatment are people with disabilities, the elderly, and voters accompanying small children.

This type of treatment is controversial mainly because an individual, due to his accomplishments and accolades, received better allowance than the "average" person who waits patiently in line. It should be mandatory for someone, regardless of how famous he or she is, to have to follow the same procedures as everybody else.

Another incident comparable to this was when rapper Lil' Wayne was denied entry to the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs basketball game. Wayne tried to buy already-bought court side seats, but was denied by the staff and players of the Oklahoma City Thunder organization. Just because Lil' Wayne was a celebrity, he thought that he was above everyone else and deserved better treatment, similar to Usher during the voting polls.