Election time is here, and I couldn’t be more ready to see
it pass.
I know many of you feel the same way because for every
political status update I see, there are 10 status updates about how you
despise political status updates.
My enthusiasm about the election is small, although I do
believe that it is important.
Recently, I actually took a few weeks to decide how I really
felt about voting in general. I have
thought many times that my vote doesn’t matter, and maybe if it comes to voting
for a Mormon or a Polytheist, I just shouldn’t vote.
However, I came to the conclusion that I should in fact
vote, and I should also involve myself in learning about the candidates. Obviously, becoming obsessed with politics was
not a goal or an actual outcome.
I decided to involve myself because of our country’s history
and the history that is in the Old Testament.
The folks who came over to America to start a new colony
were seeking religious freedom. More
specifically, they were seeking to freely worship the God of the Bible.
Our country later separated itself from Great Britain in
order to have political/governmental freedom (the whole taxation w/out representation
thing was a big deal). – and that’s really where we get the whole, “if you don’t
vote, you can’t complain about the government,” thing.
Well I don’t often complain about the government, but I do
feel a sense of responsibility to honor our country’s founders. I think they were such courageous and
brilliant people. I think that when they
envisioned the future, they pictured people who would be very appreciative to
have their own personal say in the governing of the USA.
I kinda feel like a jerk for having not appreciated it enough
until now.
So yeah, there are things that I like and dislike about both
candidates. After all, I’m a registered “Independent.”
I do like Romney a bit more than I like Obama, but there are a couple of things
that I like about Obama. I dislike some
things he’s done enough to not vote for him.
If he gets re-elected , however, my panties won’t be in a wad. (if you’re a rabid Obama fan, don’t bother
trying to persuade me because I already went and did early voting yesterday).
I can’t foresee what the future of our country will be with
either candidate. I’m not an economic
expert, a foreign policy expert, an education expert (or an expert on anything
for that matter). So I’m making the best
decision with the information I have (which doesn’t come from FOX or CNN).
I trust that God is at work no matter what man or woman is
leading our country. The Old Testament
is very clear that God has certain people in power at certain times for certain
reasons unbeknownst to mere humans.
I am ultimately faithful to God, and I choose vote to honor
our country’s forefathers out of respect for their courage and brilliance.
