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To: Jimer
Who are you to tell me how to best utilize my vote? You may try to influence it, and as components of the process I believe responsible citizens in pursuit of freedom must, but the fact of the matter is that principles are a a large part of politics. Your principles seem to be victory for the party. Mine are for just and fair legislation that is conducive to secure freedom and defense--together the primary purpose of government. Legislation that falls outside of the boundaries of the social compact, or that disrespects the principles that comprise just governments as articulated in our Declaration of Independence, is an enemy to liberty. Anyone therefore that habitually supports such legislation is likewise an enemy to liberty, and thus the people. It is the pinnacle of ignorance and subjection to vote for someone who supports such legislation.

As for me, I never have knowingly voted for my enemy, and that includes the Republicans who support the aforementioned legislation, while there was a choice to be made. If you have, then you have abbetted them in the destruction of respect for the Constitution and the principles that built this nation. We will never recover that respect by casting our votes for others who have shown no or insufficient reverence for the Constitution. I'd prefer we face the wolf if we know who he is, rather than face the wolf in sheep's clothing. The latter case is more dangerous, because it is just as deadly, but it is more liable to sneak up closer before it strikes, and we don't see it coming.

875 posted on 12/06/2002 9:51:31 AM PST by outlawcam
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To: outlawcam
Who are you to tell me how to best utilize my vote? You may try to influence it,....

Of course I am. Are politicians, operatives, activists, and the media the only ones allowed to influence your vote? I don't think so. You are not an island unto yourself — your vote or non-vote affects the whole country.

The people who get elected and their party and their appointees are the ones will govern me, my family, my friends and neighbors, our government and our country; and if your vote or non-vote helps a Clintonesque person get that power, than it's everybody's business, mine included. You really can't fathom that, can you?

876 posted on 12/06/2002 10:18:57 AM PST by Consort
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