Today I was reading a conservative blog and came across this:
John Adams said “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”
This is a very important statement seeing how a lot of times people will not vote for the candidates resembling their values and moral stances because they feel as thought they should vote between the two candidates that are the front-runners. He goes on to say:
There is no such thing as a “wasted” vote. A vote is a statement of one’s innermost and most passionately held beliefs. It cannot be “wasted” anymore than getting up at a PTA meeting to speak against an overwhelmingly popular motion is a wasted exercise.
By trying to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading in this matter, and from the knowledge that you gain from researching these candidates a little, we can vote for the best one in full confidence that we have done what will matter in heaven and ultimately please God.
Being heard even if you are a lone advocate is what is important. And the fact that this right to be heard is protected and cherished in our republic is a true blessing, something we take for granted far too often.
So my friends, stay true to your convictions and don't be swayed by the thought that you have to vote for moderates to be heard!
ps- props to www.rightwingnuthouse.com |