Why  I vote.

 

I am an Independent voter and have been for about 25 years. For the first 20 years  I considered myself a Republican.   As is the case,  I think with a lot of Independent voters we have a tendency to vote against something or someone which is the case for me in this election. Even though I do not consider myself a Christian I was raised with good Christian morals that influence my thoughts every day so I am going to list the things that I am going to be voting against this year.

The number one issue of mine for a long time has been Racism. In the last 25 years I have seen Racism grow in this country. I believe that Racism will someday bring this country to its knees. The more we are divided the more vulnerable and weaker we are to influences outside our country. That is the purpose of the hackers, to keep us divided.

I value Honesty. Too many politicians lie to us. Calling the Pandemic a Democratic Hoax is a lie that serves several purposes. The first is hiding a real problem that will kill people by lying.  The second purpose is to demonize a political party by lying. The third is to try to gain an advantage in the election by lying. You can say that all politicians lie so I will say that some lie more than others.

I value fair play. When playing baseball both sides play by the same set of rules. I would find it very hard to root for a team that has 10 players on the field and the other team only has 8. In fact I would probably rote for the underdog. The same rules have to apply to all. If a Supreme Court Justice should not be appointed in an election year for one president but its ok for the political rival then that is not playing fair. Oh and by the way that is also not being honest.

I value respect. John McCain was questioned about Barak Obama being a Muslim.  His answer was one of a man that had a great deal of respect for his opponent. Now, Google Trump’s insults. I have to admit he does not discriminate against who he insults. He has insulted Women, Blacks, Hispanics, Immigrants, Black African countries, Democrats and even Republicans that try and think on their own.  Heaven forbid that a Republican have a different opinion than Trump.

I value our Constitution and those that have fought to protect is. Claiming that men like John McCain and George H W Bush are not heroes and calling them losers is just pathetic. This is a man who is a draft dodger. A man that stated his Vietnam was not getting VD is also just pathetic.  Our solders took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and when we disregard that document we are disrespecting the men and women alive or dead that have defended it.

So here are the things I won’t vote for. I will not vote for a man that is a Racist, that is a Liar, that does not Play Fair,  that lacks Respect for the people of this country, and doesn’t value our Defenders of the Constitution. What I don’t understand is how some can?