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Originally Posted by MC1171611
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." -- John Quincy Adams
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I'm voting on the principle that Obama is the most unqualified and dangerous person to ever get close to the job. Even if McCain wins and turns out to be worse than I expect, I will still be glad to be able to tell my son that I voted against Obama in 2008.
IMHO, a third-party vote is not a vote for my principles; it is a vote that helps Obama win. That's simply the reality of our system. Like it or not, our system is two-party, and me voting for a third-party is not going to change that one bit. I am not going to feel better about myself by effectively removing myself from the process by casting a vote for Barr or Baldwin.
God has put me in a country that gives me the civic responsibility to help select its leadership. I'm just engaging in that responsibility in the best way that I can to make things as best as possible for my family. No matter how you cut it, there is only the choice between McCain and Obama. And no matter how you cut it, Obama would be far worse for my family and loved ones than McCain.
But there is no judgment against someone who disagrees. Our system of government allows us to choose whom we want to cast a vote for. This isn't a Biblical right in any way -- it's a right we have because of the country God put us in. Use it according to your own concience.
As others have said, our true duty is to pray for our leaders, and I'll add:
Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.