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Prayers as we vote
A prayer against apathy God of empathy and compassion, we are grateful you do not sit idly by without concern for your people. In your deep love for us, you sent your only Son to walk among us, to know what it is to be human, and to suffer on our behalf. O Lord, as your humble servants, give us…
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Personal rules for the political season
A few rules I have for the political season: Voting for the lesser of two evils is still evil. To all political candidates: “It’s my vote. You have to EARN it!” I am not entitled to your opinion, nor you to mine
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Elections
It’s probably been 20 years or more since I voted in a place where my vote had any significance at all. I’ve lived in very blue areas and very red areas. It doesn’t matter which “side” I might “be one” (which is not even a question in my life any more), I was in a place that even if I…
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Thoughts on the political process
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” —Groucho Marx “The Democrats are the party of government activism, the party that says government can make you richer, smarter, taller, and get the chickweed out of your lawn. Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work, and then get…
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Vote. Yes. Vote!
Elections are about rich guys taking on other rich guys. It’s about a two-party system that controls just about everything and is incredibly unresponsive to people. They pay attention to LOBBYISTS, but they pretend to need us (the voters) for a short period of time. It’s rich guys bashing other rich guys for being… well… rich. It’s a lot of…
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Voting… or not
If you haven’t noticed, which means you don’t have a TV or haven’t turned it on in the last three or four… months… election season is upon us. There are some who make the case for NOT voting. (Read all ten parts if you like.) Here is the deal (which you already know if you’ve followed me long enough or…
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