I worked for the Elections Administration for about 10 years...I met a lot of politicians during that time. I never did vote for the "Party", but tried to get a feel who I thought would do the best job for our country. A lot of politicians will do pretty much anything to get elected, I saw a lot of it first hand. A lot of people will do anything to get their candidate elected too. I know there is voter fraud...the county I worked for had a number of cases of it. I am not sure what kinds of checks and balances other counties had, but we had quite a few to make sure everything was on the up and up.
I hate to say it, but I don't remember fraud occurring in anything but in primarily Democratic precincts. We had issues with Election Judges and people marking ballots for others and not marking the ballots as the voter wished. There was also voter intimidation going on, groups like the Black Panthers threatening voters outside the polls. More ballots ending up in some of the boxes than actually signed in, things like that. I have watched the news a lot lately, kind of makes me sick to see states registering illegal aliens to vote, making people who were suppose to be deported, made into citizens instead...this election is worse than any I have ever encountered.
I have been watching a lot of the speeches, watched the debates from the beginning, I am not really happy with any of our choices. It would be nice to see a woman as president but, I will not just vote for someone based on gender. Like I said, I vote for the person who I think will do the best job. I also vote for someone who's beliefs are in line with mine. I believe we have rights and I believe in the Constitution and all it embodies. My family helped build this country and fought for those rights...I am sure many of yours did too, no...our country is not perfect, but it is a whole lot better than some of the ones I have seen. A lot of my family has served in the military, to protect our freedom and prevent war from coming onto our shores.
Something has gone wrong along the way, we have become complacent. If something does not affect us directly we dismiss it. As long as everything is good in our little part of the world, everything is good. We need to open our eyes and pay attention. Things are not what they seem any more. The media portrays everything as rosey, yet more people are out of work than ever, more kids going hungry, businesses are closing, massive layoffs are happening, prices for food and medical are going up and up, we hardly make anything in America any more, crime is rising, cities are becoming wastelands, water is contaminated in many cities, the people in charge are doing little to change anything...I could go on, drugs, crimes, people turning on the police, gang violence, riots in the streets, looting. Makes you feel real safe doesn't it?
I myself want things to get better for everyone. I would like to be able to afford groceries, gas, insurance, my utilities and house payment and have some left over to save. I know a lot of you have good jobs and everything is going good in your corner of the world, but it isn't for everyone...a lot of people actually. But, unless you pay attention...you aren't going to see it. Where I live, there is a lot of poverty, the churches are trying their best to make sure people don't go hungry. The businesses are hurting, anyone that tries to open and run one soon finds out that people cannot afford to eat out, or buy things that aren't absolutely necessary, and then...they go to Walmart, because it is cheaper and they may be able to get more for their money...so the businesses close within a few months time.
So, when I go to the polls this election...I will try and choose someone who will actually help our country, who sees the problems and is willing to work for us...we the people. It has been too long and too many of "the people in charge" don't do anything, except draw a paycheck off of the backs of the Americans who are lucky enough to be working. I am not just talking about the president either. But I think the government has gotten too big, it needs to be streamlined and get some people with morals and ethics that don't just keep lining their pockets in there...people who will work for us, and with our country in mind. We should not be taking care of building other countries up, when our own is crumbling around us. Do your homework before you go vote, don't just do a straight ticket without looking at your choices and please don't just vote for someone because you recognize the name...that is why so many Senators and Congressmen have been in office for so long...we tend to determine how long they sit there. Yeah, there should be term limits...and I would like to know how someone can draw retirement if they don't serve at least twenty years? Just does not seem fair does it?
