My Personal Voting Plan
By
Preface to my SASS friends: I thought long and hard about whether this
piece should even be published. I asked
myself, “Who cares about some old traditionalist’s voting plan?” My question was answered after watching our
political leaders abrogate their sacred responsibilities yet again as they gutlessly
allowed street marchers to persuade them to ignore the constitutional law of
our country and surrender to the outright invasion of
I don’t
know about you, but I’m totally fed up with seeing some of the most
disingenuous, irresponsible, gutless and inept sellouts in our country,
Republican and Democrat, repeatedly elected to some of the most critically
important offices in our country—like those responsible for national
survival. I’m convinced, more so than at
any period in my life, that it’s time to begin cleaning out our political
house. Therefore, I plan to be a principled
and very independent voter again this year.
What do
you mean colonel? Once more, I’ll not
put any credence whatsoever into what a candidate says rather I’ll see what
they actually did and what trail they ultimately rode. Yesterday’s behavior, not today’s words, provide
the better insight into someone’s character and is the best indicator of
tomorrow’s actions. Therefore, I’ll regard
al
As we all
know, far too many politicians say and promise anything depending on who they’re
pandering to at the moment in order to weasel a few votes. Honor, truth, integrity,
I’ll vote
based on principles not promises and that may mean voting for a completely
fresh slate of major party candidates or third party.
I’ve been
watching the political landscape and writing about it since I was a high school
sophomore (1964) and in all those years I’ve repeatedly seen conclusive and
undeniable evidence that neither established party adheres to the absolute law
of the land—our Constitution—even though they’ve sworn an oath to uphold and
defend it.
Now I’m certain
some will say, “That’s unfair colonel, you can’t paint all politicians with the
same brush.” I reckon so. That’s why I intend to focus on what
candidates do or did and ignore what they say or promise before making my
decision—just to be fair. There may
indeed be some ponies in the pile out there that earn my vote rather than
assume it or try to convince me they should get it regardless of their past misdeeds. In any case, the operative word is “earn”—they
will have to earn my vote based on principle and accomplishment not promises
and speeches.
I know
some will tell me that I’m throwing my vote away if I cast a ballot for any
third party candidate but my response is two fold—and for me, selecting a
candidate based on the lesser of two major party incompetents is not even a viable
consideration anymore. First, how else
will people ever get the undivided attention of the established governing body unless
we threaten to strip them of that which they hold most dear—political office? Senator
Everett Dirksen admitted, “When they
[politicians] feel the heat, they see the light.” If a significant percentage of folks vote
for a totally new face within one of the major parties or vote third party,
established politicians will feel the heat—guaranteed. Secondly, and more importantly, if a vote
based on adherence to constitutional
principle—the principles our founders lived by, died for and articulated
in their documents, is viewed as a lost cause, then admittedly, I’m an
anachronistic lost cause. If that be the
case, then I’d say
Snake
Eyes John, SASS# 39553, SBSS# 1787 has a good quote in his SASS Wire signature which
goes, “Stand up for what’s right even if
you’re standing alone.” Trooper
Snake Eyes John is both courageous and right.
In the
final analysis, a person’s willingness to stand on and for principle is what
reflects the depth of his character and the height of his honor. To sacrifice principle when you know what is
right is to sacrifice both character and honor.
As Thomas Jefferson said; “In
matters of style swim with the current.
In matters of principle; stand like a rock.” I choose to stand like a rock along side the
Founders.
I can’t
tell you at this moment who I will be voting for but I can tell you who
I won’t be voting for. I will not
vote for:
Those
that undermine my right to keep and bear arms through a constant erosion of the
II Amendment while paying political lip service to the concept of inalienable
rights. “…shall
not be infringed” is all anyone needs to understand.
Those who
steal or support the stealing of private property through the bastardization of
eminent domain just to enhance government tax revenue.
Those
that seek to trade American sovereignty for UN rule. We are
Those
that publicly oppose such unconstitutional ideas as campaign finance reform before
the election then arrogantly vote for and sign it afterwards perhaps hoping to
shift the burden of responsibility for killing it to the Supreme Court. Weak and/or disingenuous leadership is
unacceptable at any level and for any reason.
Those
that campaign as law and order candidates then continually give criminals more
sympathy and consideration than innocent victims and other law abiding citizens. These hypocrites don’t share my view of right
and wrong or crime and punishment.
Those
that criticize their opponent as tax and spenders while advocating fiscal
responsibility and tax reform then vote for all manner of bills heavily gorged with
pork and other unconstitutional spending.
Such irresponsible raiding of the public treasury is not what I want or what
I’ll tolerate in a public official.
Finally and
most importantly, those that took a sacred oath to preserve protect and defend
then ignore the invasion along our borders.
Too spineless to stand up for
I know
many may disagree but this is just the personal voting plan from my livid saddle...
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