I've been watching the political circus unfold for months......or is it years? Heading toward November's Presidential election I watched as party #1 presented over a dozen candidates. Some quickly dropped away, others held on for months for debates and interviews. But one by one they fell to the side until party #1's choice to lead the American people in a very complex and frankly frightening world was evident. The Donald.
Party #2 basically battled back and forth between two candidates. Neither one perfect, but at least there was some experience talking. And finally party #2 settled on their headliner. Hillary.
The anger, mistrust, nastiness and frustration surrounding this process has been sadly fascinating to watch. And so very tiresome. Issues and proposals and content fall aside as tweets and instant coverage of every out-of-context comment becomes front page news for about ten seconds.
In November, we Americans will freely and quietly walk into voting booths all around the Country to cast our ballots. Results will be tallied and a few months later there will be a new occupant in the Oval Office. One can only hope that whoever wins he/she will gather knowledgeable advisors to help them with four years of governance. And no matter what they say to get elected, neither one will have all the right answers or be able to "fix" all the problems facing America and the world as a whole.
I know a lot of people who say they simply won't vote this year. They find party #1's choice to be a clown, and "hate" party #2's choice....so they won't vote.
If they really are going to refuse to enter the voting booth I think that's the saddest thing of all. It's as if the only names on November's ballot are the candidates running for President. If you don't walk into that booth you've given up the chance to elect congressional candidates, local leaders....dog catcher...whatever.
So......if you don't vote, that's your choice. But then don't complain. In my humble opinion, if you decide to "protest" by withholding your vote that's your business, but that decision should also mean you given up your right to complain about the results or the decisions made while candidate #1 or #2 is sitting in Washington DC as leader of the free world.
Your free choice.....and aren't you lucky to live in a county where it is your free choice.
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