Dixie - In Memoriam
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Let me begin by saying, I believe that all Americans have a duty and obligation to vote. Not only to vote, but to cast an informed vote. This requires effort and thought, and these days, many Americans simply don't want to invest their time and energy in it. Voting is our lifeline to Freedom, and it should be valued as such, but many Americans take freedom for granted.
Through the years, I have voted for Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and Independents. I am a registered Independent, because I believe in open-mindedness in politics, and can objectively give anyone a chance to make a case for their ideas, regardless of party. I often listen to Libertarian candidates, and find a great deal of agreement in what they say, but the national platform is so out of mainstream, they will never have real political power in our lifetime. In the days of Jimmy Carter, I considered myself a Conservative Democrat, and was registered as a Democrat until Reagan.
Today marks a historical "first" for me as a voter. In all my years of casting ballots, I have never done what I did today. I cast a straight ticket vote for Republicans. Generally speaking, and in the rural South particularly, political races are often confusing, the more principled conservative candidate is on the Democratic side, while the obscure nut-job who has no clue, is a Republican, because there aren't many Republicans in the district and it was easy for them to make the ballot. Being civics conscious enough to research the candidates and issues, I have always voted split-ticket. Until today!
It's purely a protest vote. I am sure I cast a vote for a few Republican nut jobs running for office in Alabama, but I simply refuse to reward a party for bad behavior. What I have seen from Democrats, over the past 6 years, is an increasing ease with selling out your principles, ethics, morals, and the nation itself, in an attempt to sway and woo the voters into giving you power back. As much as Republicans have done to piss me off, that pisses me off worse.
Coupled with the 11th Hour Gay Out-fest, and the comedic genius of John Heinz Kerry, 'joking' about our troops, I decided the best use of my vote, would be to support the "other side" completely. I don't believe I was alone in my thinking.
Through the years, I have voted for Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, and Independents. I am a registered Independent, because I believe in open-mindedness in politics, and can objectively give anyone a chance to make a case for their ideas, regardless of party. I often listen to Libertarian candidates, and find a great deal of agreement in what they say, but the national platform is so out of mainstream, they will never have real political power in our lifetime. In the days of Jimmy Carter, I considered myself a Conservative Democrat, and was registered as a Democrat until Reagan.
Today marks a historical "first" for me as a voter. In all my years of casting ballots, I have never done what I did today. I cast a straight ticket vote for Republicans. Generally speaking, and in the rural South particularly, political races are often confusing, the more principled conservative candidate is on the Democratic side, while the obscure nut-job who has no clue, is a Republican, because there aren't many Republicans in the district and it was easy for them to make the ballot. Being civics conscious enough to research the candidates and issues, I have always voted split-ticket. Until today!
It's purely a protest vote. I am sure I cast a vote for a few Republican nut jobs running for office in Alabama, but I simply refuse to reward a party for bad behavior. What I have seen from Democrats, over the past 6 years, is an increasing ease with selling out your principles, ethics, morals, and the nation itself, in an attempt to sway and woo the voters into giving you power back. As much as Republicans have done to piss me off, that pisses me off worse.
Coupled with the 11th Hour Gay Out-fest, and the comedic genius of John Heinz Kerry, 'joking' about our troops, I decided the best use of my vote, would be to support the "other side" completely. I don't believe I was alone in my thinking.
but they are not treating their slaves as gfood as they used to, backsliding a bit ?
