I do not consider myself to be a political person. I am not a Democrat or a Republican. I have been to both candidates' websites to form my own opinion, rather than listening to news or radio. I encourage you to do the same, if you haven't already. It is important to know the values, beliefs, and policies of the person you vote for. I am so annoyed with both presidential nominees that I have decided to cast a None of the Above vote. I am doing that because I refuse to vote for the lesser evil. A lot of people believe that "change" will be great, and maybe it will. I am not so convinced. I believe that we live in The United States of America, and if a person wants something, then that person should work hard. It seems that my generation is in favor of handouts. I feel much older than my age. I have a husband, own a home, and purchase my own health insurance. I do not want the government to take away the money that Chris and I earn. We are going into debt and bustin' our tails in school so we can have something to show for it one day. And about government health care-If you think the government is doing such a great job with other programs like education and social security, then go ahead and support it. One of the first things that will be cut is funding for research. Next will be health care workers' salaries, then whatever is left will go to patients. Reassuring, huh? Anyway, this is just a rant of my opinions. I guess I am more Republican than Democrat in my beliefs, but not for this election. Whether or not you agree or disagree, just make an educated decision.
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“A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” Gerald Ford
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[In PoliSci we call it a "protest vote" and actually that's what I do for most of the ballot no matter what's going on... I usually make a bigger fuss about people doing it, but this year I'm a little off, but I can't imagine why...]
Anyway, I think that's great that there's an organization advocating such. Most people don't understand the whole "consent to govern" idea, just like they don't understand that we're living in a democratic republic, not a democracy. The past couple of days I've really been challenged to go right on ahead and cast a protest ballot because I haven't seen or heard anything that makes me comfortable giving any candidate my consent to govern me. So I'm right there with you, ma'am.
To be able to accept your government you have to have a certain level of trust in your government, and I've actually lost trust. I think our government is failing miserably in a lot of areas and the presidential candidates in particular are making noises about sticking their noses in areas where I think they should Stay Out. The government is going to cost us more money and become progressively less efficient if somebody doesn't check them - which apparently none of the branches of government are actually concerned with doing. So it's our right and our responsibility (and should be our pleasure) to send a message that screams for a better balance than what we're seeing.
ANYWAY... I'm loving this post.
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