\u201cBlack Wednesday,\u201d January 6, 2021, will long be remembered and written about as the day that American democracy faltered. As time passes, pundits and partisans will take sides to analyze and spin the event to suit their cause. But make no mistake about it, this single day was the end result of one single vote repeated over and over and over. It is easy to go to the polls and pull the lever or check a box or vote by mail. The lesson is that this cherished right is too often taken lightly without sufficient thought. Frequently, we cast our votes solely on loyalty to one party or another regardless of the consequences.<\/p>\n
In my case, I may have unwittingly contributed to the storming of the Capitol in Washington with my vote back on November 3, 2016 when I voted for the Libertarian candidate for president because I didn\u2019t want to vote for Hillary Clinton. Like many people I had enough of the Clintons and wanted to move on. I couldn\u2019t vote for Trump because I knew his reputation. It was clear to me that he did not have the temperament or credentials to be president. John Kasich, the former governor of Ohio, was my choice but he lost out to Trump in the primary. Looking back I’m confident to say that we would not have sustained the trauma and damage to our republic if Clinton had won. The nation would have come through the last four years much better regardless of our differences.<\/p>\n
I know many who voted for Trump because they would never vote for a Democrat under any circumstances. Doing so, in their opinion, would lead to terrible consequences resulting in big government, assaults on the business and corporate communities and pandering to the great \u201cunwashed masses\u201d who they believe rely on public doles. It was simply unthinkable to do otherwise. Do these voters still believe that a vote for Clinton would have been worse?<\/p>\n
In short, we all must give more consideration as to how we vote and learn from the last two presidential elections. We must not fall prey to the hollow rhetoric and promises of candidates of either party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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