Classic Ben Franklin philosophy may show you the error of such a decision.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Ben Franklin
An Ex-Governor of one of our states believes he can sell a seat for cash in the United States Senate. And he didn't seem to think he was doing anything wrong. It could be said that voting the lesser of two evils is paying dividends for those trying to buy influence in our government. Or that voting the lesser of two evils is corrupting our system. We are getting the evil in government that we voted for. We need to learn to become what I call "guerilla voters".
AIG - Million Dollar bonuses to AIG executives who helped create the current crisis and hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars given to the richest people on the planet (not just Americans) is hurting you and me. But we voted for these politicians who are selling us out. Politicians who spend millions of dollars of other peoples money to get elected. Is it any wonder they spend billions of our money to bailout and to benefit those people who give them the millions of dollars they need to get elected and re-elected. An honest man would shudder before he took such a job. Join us to learn how to stop this vicious circle of corruption that is hurting our country and may some day destroy it.
The U.S. Constitution with the Bill of Rights guarantees our essential freedoms (liberty). The wealthy powers "that be" have made sure that only certain candidates that they have vetted receive enough money to be considered viable candidates for President by the press. That credibility passed along by the media is absorbed by the public who believe they have no other choice but the two candidates who have the most money that are presented to them by the press as the viable candidates. Voting for the candidate with the most money to spend to get elected often means you are voting against your own self interest. It often means you are voting for a candidate who will not stand up for the rights you are guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution. Most people are now faced with picking the lesser of two evils. They will often pick one or the other depending on their pre-existing philosophy. Both candidates will be infringing, violating and abridging our freedoms. You are being manipulated into voting against the candidate you fear. In doing so you are giving up some of your essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety. You are voluntarily giving up essential liberty in an attempt to be safer. Sometimes you do this even when you know your one vote will not effect the outcome of the race. For example in California the Democratic candidate for President will win this state's electoral college votes. No contest. Your Republican vote is wasted unless you are voting for a candidate you believe represents your values. In cases where the Republican party candidate does not represent your values, go and find a third party candidate who represents your values. The question is will you voluntarily vote to give up a little liberty to gain some perceived temporary safety or will you follow the example of Benjamin Franklin and vote for liberty and freedom. Average voters do not realize that when they vote because of some perceived special favors and/or the fear of what the other candidate will do, they are surrendering our Freedoms and their own Freedoms piece, by piece by piece. (Remember Charlton Heston, "... from my cold dead hands." His message was - Don't give up your guns and your freedom voluntarily. Make them take it away from you.) Will you be a part of the people who believe in the words of Benjamin Franklin and who will stand up for Freedom and be deserving of liberty and safety or will you join the masses who will lay down and voluntarily surrender their liberty and their safety piece by piece? By the time you get to the "cold dead hands" stage, it is too late. The change is happening inside your head and inside your heart when you vote for the lesser of two evils. You can feel it and you can almost taste it if you are paying attention. If you can be manipulated into NOT voting or voting for the lesser of two evils - neither candidate after the election (whoever wins) will really need to concern himself or herself about our concerns and needs. The top unseen leadership in the two parties pass the football back and forth. (The football representing the leadership of our country.) Issues like border control, property rights, privacy, gas prices, gun rights, free speech, how public lands and water will be used, freedom of religion, taxes, etc. - after the election these issues can often easily be ignored. (Remember George Bush before he was elected, "We need to control our borders". Other areas where our rights are eroding away - eminent domain, search and siezure, free speech, religion, etc. - add from your own personal knowledge.) These candidates can say anything they want before the election and then will likely follow the advice of the people (the elite powers that be) who gave them the big chunks of money, the contacts, the advice, the publicity and the influence they needed to be considered a viable candidate.. (How do you think the IRS tax code got to be over 60,000 pages long full of rules and loopholes? You can guess who those loopholes benefit.) Have you checked and analyzed the candidates voting records and the statements they made when not running for public office? Remember, politics replaces war and takeovers by assassination. Our forefathers often fought like guerrillas during the Revolutionary War. We need to learn guerilla voting. We need to learn to become guerilla voters and do it like the future of our country depended on it. When enough of us consistently vote this way, (10% of us may be enough) I know a qualified candidate fighting for the Constitution and our values, will step forward and will get elected President. (Remember Ronald Reagan). There is the soap box, the mail box, the ballot box, the jury box and the ammo box. When citizens exercise their rights under the first four, the final option which was used by our forefathers during the Revolutionary War will not be needed to keep us from becoming subjects of a dictator or slaves to a plantation owner. Join us! Stand with us! We can Maintain our Constitution and our Freedom by the soap box and the mail box and the voting box and the jury box. Start teaching your children about these powerful tools while they are still in the sand box. Join us. Your membership in the U.S. Gun Club tells President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Dianne Feinstein, Chucky Schumer, etal. that you are working every month to maintain our Constitution and our Freedom. All that we ask of our members is that they spend at least 2 hours per month participating in a project that promotes our Constitution and our Freedom. A small price to pay when you think about the sacrifices of many of our founding fathers, the patriots who risked and often lost their lives in wars, and the young men and women who today stand firm in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places throughout the world. Affirm your committment to Freedom. Join the U.S. Gun Club here.
Lincoln Pickard
