I decided not to wrestle with a pig. But I still want to say what's on my mind.
Donald has no more respect for the Constitution than Hillary; neither of them cares a whit about the Constitution. Donald thinks he can issue illegal orders to the military and they'll follow, "because I'm a leader," as if any true leader ever had to say so. Yes, you're right: Hillary would trash the 2nd Amendment, but neither of them respects the 1st nor, more fundamentally, the separation of powers that is essential to our democratic republic. They are both dangerous in similar ways to different purposes, and both firmly stand for whatever suits their own whimsical agendas and aspirations in the moment. No, I will not help put Trump in the White House just to keep Clinton out. I will vote my conscience, and will not be driven by fear of what I cannot control. I am not so foolish as to believe that my fellow citizens are likely to rise up and do the same. That has always been the risk of the great American experiment: democracy always holds the threat of tyranny through mobocracy, and no constitution can entirely protect us from ourselves.
Donald has no more respect for the Constitution than Hillary; neither of them cares a whit about the Constitution. Donald thinks he can issue illegal orders to the military and they'll follow, "because I'm a leader," as if any true leader ever had to say so. Yes, you're right: Hillary would trash the 2nd Amendment, but neither of them respects the 1st nor, more fundamentally, the separation of powers that is essential to our democratic republic. They are both dangerous in similar ways to different purposes, and both firmly stand for whatever suits their own whimsical agendas and aspirations in the moment. No, I will not help put Trump in the White House just to keep Clinton out. I will vote my conscience, and will not be driven by fear of what I cannot control. I am not so foolish as to believe that my fellow citizens are likely to rise up and do the same. That has always been the risk of the great American experiment: democracy always holds the threat of tyranny through mobocracy, and no constitution can entirely protect us from ourselves.
But I am tired - completely disgusted, actually - that some people cannot disagree with others without disdain. Donald wants to "make America great again," but anyone who disagrees with him about anything is an adversary to be belittled and crushed. That is not the road to greatness.
I don't want to send my country in the direction that either of these candidates will take it. I realize that one of them will probably win anyway, and that I may be hard pressed to find someone I can wholeheartedly support. I certainly won't be voting for the Libertarian candidate.
I will do the best I can and trust in my Savior for the rest.
I don't want to send my country in the direction that either of these candidates will take it. I realize that one of them will probably win anyway, and that I may be hard pressed to find someone I can wholeheartedly support. I certainly won't be voting for the Libertarian candidate.
I will do the best I can and trust in my Savior for the rest.
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