Always Vote for Principle

Always Vote for Principle
Hey Folks,

Well, it is election time and I hope that all of you and everyone you know are going to vote in this historic election. While I was voting the other day (yes, I am an absentee voter) I once again saw that my choices were the better of two evils, very disheartening. I began wondering, again, how the heck did we get to this point from where our Founders started? I mean really, most of the ads are “look how bad my opponent is, at least I’m not as bad as them”, seriously, is this what we’ve come to? What happened to the reluctant politicians like George Washington? Why is it that all we appear to have any more are those wanting to be “Career Politicians?” It’s no wonder that American voter turnout is so much lower than Iraqi voter turnout (America 2006 midterm= 37.1%, Iraq 2010= 62.9% to 70%; one would almost think we were the ones being threatened with death for voting.

Rodney and I made a decision awhile back not to endorse any candidates, for which we caught some flack. Recently other Tea-Parties have put out voter guides and moved whole-heartedly behind select candidates, I will not say anything bad about this practice but I will clarify our position. First let me say that I believe there are some great sounding candidates out there, key word being “sounding”, the point here is that Americans have been burned by politicians for over a century now and most of those that burned us all sounded great hence being elected. One of my favorite founders, Thomas Jefferson, stated that “Power is not alluring to pure minds”, now what I glean from this is that those wanting the power most likely have something on their mind other than what is pure as history has proven time and time again. A good question for any candidate I think would be; what did you want to become when you where younger? What do you want to be now? If the answer to either of these is “A Politician” I would probably steer clear of that candidate.

What are the “DNC” and the “RNC” except breading grounds for Career Politicians? They are the groups who decide what candidate suits them and their agenda best. For decades we have been told not to waste our votes on third party candidates because they could not win but I ask you, where has this thinking gotten us? If we believe that our politicians are supposed to “Protect and defend the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic” why would you limit yourself to only two that appear wishy-washy on that concept? Politicians from both of the “Politician Mills” of the DNC and the RNC have brought us to the point we are at, we need “Change We Can Truly Believe In” (to coin a phrase from someone) now more than ever. Vote for who you believe will get us back to where we need to be, regardless of party affiliation.

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. “ ~ John Quincy Adams

Have you read the small print on some of the ads these politicians are running? Those are the people who have bought that candidate usually. Our political process has become so corrupted by the not so “Mighty Dollar” that politicians are beholden to whoever holds the purse strings for their continued election. Do any of you think this is the way our founders wanted it to be? Of course not! This is so far from what they believed they must be spinning in their graves.
I believe the aforementioned issues are what turn off most Americans from voting but that’s not the reason we are in this mess. The reason we are in this mess is you and me! We were to guard our public liberty like a precious jewel, did we? We were supposed to be its “safe depository”, were we? No, we were not. We let this happen.

“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel.” ~ Patrick Henry

“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

Have you ever heard that the majority of Americans are center-right when it comes to politics? If that is so, why do all the Looney Progressives (from both parties) keep getting elected? I believe it is the “Silent Majority Syndrome”. Most of the silent majority types are very polite, don’t talk politics or religion (it’s personal, you know), and usually have a lot of stuff to do and worry about other things more than electing some lawyer type into office. Now these people are not stupid, nor are they ignorant as so many on the minority side paint them, they are America, the heart, soul, and backbone of this great nation. They do not all live in the Midwest or the South, they are all over doing all they can to make ends meet and feed their families. If this is America why is it our politicians are so out of touch with these folks? Could it be that, well, they’re silent? I mean think about it, the Liberals and Progressives protest constantly and at times get violent (G-20 and such), they are loud and obnoxious, and they’ve been practicing since the 60’s, think of it as “The squeaky wheel gets the oil” trick. Now look at the rest of us, some of us are trying our hand at the protest thing, we are, for the most part, calm and orderly, pick up after ourselves, cooperate with the authorities, and love America. We are starting to gain a lot more respect and recognition but, we need to stay true to who we are, America. People, this election is our first major battle, win or lose we must continue the fight and hold every single politician accountable to the Constitution.

We need everybody to get out there and vote, especially the “Silent Majority”, your country is calling for your help, will you???

Mike

“Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.” ~ Thomas Jefferson