Everyone should read this... or don't - that's fine too

A big question in the back (or front) of everyone's mind is whom should we pick to be the next President. After all, we DO have the control and our votes DO matter. We are all upset with the way things are moving in the "Federal Political Machine" that is Congress and the President (approval ratings are some of the worst in our nation's history).   Whether liberal or conservative, radical or reactionary, we all have one thing in common and that is how we feel – something is terribly wrong.  Whether it is the growing threat of China, Iran’s nuclear party in the desert, domestic policy issues, the trouble in Ukraine – it’s clearly a disturbing world and these are especially troubling times. As thoughtful and informed voters, we should embrace thoughtful deliberation and revolt – silently.  By challenging the status quo, we can ensure that our way of life is protected from the obviously corrupt and incredibly inept two-party system. If we are able to vote a third party candidate into office using the two party system infrastructure, the two-party system will collapse and Americans will no longer be divided into two groups. We are all smarter than simply being labeled as right or left – we are all hybrids of right and left and our needs and wants corroborate this. Why should we settle for the lesser of two evils when we can realize our true political identities?

An article written by Ralph Benko of the Forbes titled, “Rand Paul vs. Hillary Clinton? The 2016 Presidential Election Is Likely to Be Radically Transformational,”  points out what each candidate is essentially advocating – taking out the red tape. Hillary is looking to officially make the United States a social democracy and Rand Paul “stands for smaller government, civil liberties made sacrosanct by inclusion in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights, and free enterprise.” This is great news for Americans because we can either decide to have essentially more government involvement, or we can crack down and embrace thoughtful deliberation.  The governed will either consent to social democracy or vote for smaller government – both are good for human rights, both are different than what we have now, but both are very different in terms of foreign policy.  For example, Rand Paul would emphasize fiscal responsibility and attempt to put America back in an “observation only” mode in terms of foreign affairs because he understands history and knows that when an empire stretches itself too thin, it collapses. Americans need to recognize and make a choice to either be responsible and own up to our mistakes, or make the change to social democracy.

“Paul vs. Clinton: liberal republicanism vs. social democracy.”

By Christopher M. Vacek

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbenko/2011/02/22/ending-the-warfarewelfare-state/