Voting for the Constitution in 2008

[catscradle]

Political decision of the day: I've decided in the election to vote for Kucinich whether he wins the Democrat nomimation or not. Now, the likelyhood that he will win the Democrat nomination is about the same as Hillary Clinton not winning it - ever so slight, but miracles do happen. Next to Kucinich, the only Democrat I can stomach if I don't look directly at him is Edwards. If Edwards wins the nomination and he's running against Guiliani, I'll vote Edwards. Other than that, I'm going to write in Kucinich (provided he doesn't run as an Independant, in which case I'll just use a check mark).

I'm getting pretty sick of hearing people say "Well, I agree with everything Kucinich stands for, but he's unelectable." I've said this before and I'll say it again - the only reason the man is unelectable is because the people who agree with him and support him are succumbing to the media voice that says he's unelectable.

We need to stop this cycle of letting the media vote for us. The media has made the top three choices in both parties already and is only giving these people the coverage. Third parties are out altogether. It defeats democracy and it's disgusting. I won't vote for someone because it's a foregone conclusion that they're going to win or have the best chance of winning. What kind of democracy is that?

We desparately need someone right now that has made it part of their platform to repeal all of Bush's signing statements and restore the Constitution. We are in SUCH danger right now of slipping into a fascist state that if the Constitution isn't restored and once again the highest law of the land, anyone elected into office - Democrat or Republican - can seriously abuse what's left of our democracy to taut their own agenda. Bush has put himself in the position of gaining absolute power under an ever weakening Constitution. If the man actually does leave office, whoever steps into his shoes inherits this power. Kucinich and Ron Paul are the only candidates that have made restoring Constitutional powers over the dictates of the President part of their platform. Their voting records also indicates that they would would do this.

I'm voting for the Constitution in 2008.

Comments

[alighiera.livejournal.com]

I hope you aren't the only one who thinks like this. From a non-US perspective, Kucinich is the best possible outcome by far.

[catscradle.livejournal.com]

I think there are far more of us than the media would have you believe. He's constantly winning grassroot votes and internet votes (or coming in a close second).

You know I believe that if the US President is going to be tauted as the leader of the Free World - they should let the Free World in on the election...

[alighiera.livejournal.com]

I can imagine that Fox News would rather not even mention that he is running. Or that he exists, for that matter.

If you let us vote, then rest assured, you'll never again have a Republican president again. You might even suddenly find a significant green movement.

[catscradle.livejournal.com]

Fox News is an oxymoron.

I'd welcome the change, we desparately need a REAL green movement here...

[ren-aleria.livejournal.com]

I prefer Keith Olbermann's titles better: Fox Noise of Fixed News.

[catscradle.livejournal.com]

I totally love Keith for his commentaries. Personally I think Fox should just call itself The Sixth Reich and be done with it.