My Take on the Election

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.