Party Politics…
Normally, I avoid writing about politics on my blog. But since this year is an important Presidential election, I decided to write a little bit. First off, I’m quite surprised to see who won the nominations for the Republican and Democratic parties. I would never think McCain and Obama would win either nomination, but now we have both. And really, neither is wonderful. McCain is really just another Bush. For Obama, I had some hope for him till he voted for the Telecom Immunity Bill a while back. That piece of legislation is a real outrage in my not so humble opinion. It’s right up there with the DMCA and PATRIOT Act. So, now as a semi liberal with a geek stance toward life, who do I vote for? They both clearly show that they are backed by mega corporations which means they really don’t care about the people. Do I go with the lesser of two evils? Or is there a different option?
Well, even though many probably feel voting for an independent party is just throwing your vote away, I decided to pick one of the bigger alternative parties out there, the Green Party. The party’s platform stands for quite a few things I think are good, and personally, it at least lets me vote with a meaning. A meaning to end the two party system we have in this country. With more equally dominant parties, it would become much more difficult for corporations to back all the different candidates ending at least some of the mess we have today. Plus, it would allow the public to have greater choice than just A or B which should lead to a more sane government.
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