Wasted Vote

     Many people say that they would vote Libertarian, but they don’t wish to waste their vote. To that I say: The political process is about making changes. The more votes that I get, the more likely it is that change will take place to cause the country to move in the direction outlined in this website.

      Realistically, after the 2008 election, the Democrats will control both the House of Representatives and the Senate.  So, whether Saxby Chambliss or the Democratic candidate wins is not going to make much, if any, difference in terms of the long-term direction of our country.  By voting for me, you can do your part to bring about the important changes that need to be made to help our country last indefinitely.

     In his 2004 book titled “Running on Empty,” former (Republican) Secretary of Commerce Pete Peterson said regarding the financial problems of the U.S.:

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian who witnessed firsthand the rise of fascism in Germany. Though he could have fled to America, he stayed in his homeland to help Jews and other persecuted people to safety until he was arrested. Among the many penetrating thoughts he penned while awaiting execution, one has always caught my attention. “The ultimate test of a moral society,” Bonhoeffer wrote, “is the kind of world it leaves to its children.” Few of us will ever be called on to pay the price he paid. But most of us understand that one essential duty of any citizen is speaking up and taking action when we see a great wrong threatening our republic’s future. What is now happening fiscally is a great wrong. And all of us can say or do something to help avert it.

     A vote for me is a vote for foreign policy, environmental, economic and social changes that will work for today and tomorrow. In short, by voting for me, you will be performing a public service.

Allen Buckley