Chuck Baldwin 2008
I dislike both major-party presidential candidates so profoundly that I would feel extremely uncomfortable giving my vote to either of them. Sure, I like Obama even less than McCain, but luckily I live in a “landslide” state where I don’t have to make the difficult decision of whether I’ll vote for the proverbial “lessor of two evils”. In Utah, I can vote my conscience with a pretty solid confidence that the direct outcome will be exactly the same; Utah will see a landslide win for McCain either way, so why marshal support for someone I don’t even like?
Instead, I’m voting for Chuck Baldwin.
“Why haven’t I heard of Chuck Baldwin”, you ask. Well, it’s either because the main stream media thinks you’re stupid, or because it wants you stupid. I’ll let you decide which.
Chuck Baldwin is the Constitution Party’s candidate for president. If he won (which he won’t) I would be comfortable that our nation would be in good hands.
“But why vote for someone who can’t even win?” Well, technically he could win, but he won’t. Either way voting for someone you like makes a heck of a lot more sense than voting for someone you don’t like –especially if you live in a state (like Utah) where your vote is mostly symbolic.
My vote is a protest: I’m sick of big government Republicans that are nothing more than socialists in sheep’s clothing. They’ve done our country harm, they’ve done my party harm, they’ve done my family harm, and I want them out.
I’ve got a lot to say about how the Republican party has lost its way, but I’ll forbear for now. Suffice it to say that I think it may very well cost us this election –and we deserve to lose. Not that the Democrats are any better (in fact, they’re much worse).
I’ve also got a lot to say about our current voting system, but I’ll forbear for now. (Watch for my upcoming rant.) Until then if you live in a relatively uncontested state, you really should look at your real options: Check out Chuck Baldwin!
In the recent bailout fiasco, while both major-party candidates were using scare tactics to push pork legislation through –chiding each other all the while for not being socialist enough– Chuck’s stance against the banking bailouts was constitutional and exemplary. No wonder they didn’t want to invite him to the debates.
Now that’s leadership.
Happy voting!
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November 3rd, 2008 at 8:56 am
This comment is a proverbial “me too” comment.
Me too!
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:05 am
The past four years have made me very cynical and I’m having a very, very hard time even understanding why I should vote at all. In Utah, as you said, my vote is only symbolic anyway.
The entire system and the weight of one mans vote over another (read: battleground states vs nobody-cares states) just makes me wonder why I’d even bother.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:11 am
@ Christer:
You bother to vote because your vote is tabulated regardless. It may not directly affect the results of this election, but it does send an important message for future elections.
Yes, it’s mostly symbolic, but perspective candidates look at those numbers to help determine if they have a chance at unseating a corrupt incumbent. Current representatives also review the the numbers, and I suspect they “feel the heat” to the degree that we cast our symbolic votes against them.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:17 am
I have little confidence in our government as well. But I have great confidence in what will and can happen if people become anxiously engaged in the Campaign for Liberty http://www.campaignforliberty.com
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:23 am
While I can’t quite agree with your choice (I know nothing about Mr. Baldwin, but I’ll check him out) I applaud you for voting based upon who you *want* in office, rather than voting for the lesser of two perceived evils.
November 4th, 2008 at 9:49 am
I voted for Chuck Baldwin. I have known about him for over 4 years now and I’ve always liked what I heard from him. Want to listen to him? I’ve got a recording of him when he visit Salt Lake City a year or so ago: http://www.latterdayconservative.com/downloads/view.download-29.html