I recently moved. I changed from living in one town in Massachusetts to residing in another town in Massachusetts. I went in to the Town Hall where I used to live and un-registered from the voter rolls. The first official did not know which form to use or how to remove me from the voter roll. I was also a town official, and that meant I had to resign my post.
I then went to my "new" Town Hall to register to vote. I was handed the form, filled it in and was prepared to prove who I was. I had my various state issued photo ID's, my US Passport, a copy of my Birth Certificate (long form), a copy of the lease for my new address, and a piece of mail that had been forwarded by the Post Office. I tried to look nervous. I was dressed casually so that no one who give me any undue respect. I did not check the box that stated I was a citizen, and I left the box blank that swore I would be 18 or older by June 25th. I checked Republican for affiliation. If the IRS was responsible for voter registration, that should have demanded extra scrutiny.
The clerk reviewed the form. She told me to check the two empty boxes and gave me a copy of the form. That's it. No ID needed. No documentation required. I kept all my papers in my pocket. I am now a registered voter and I will see if anyone asks me for my ID when I go to vote for the first time in three weeks.
But I am not actually going to vote in the upcoming election. The choice is between Ed Markey, and anti-America corrupt politicrat, and Gabriel Gomez, a man who has shown himself to lack the character or the skills needed in a legislator. While neither deserves my vote, it should be easy to hope that Gomez would be the better choice. Pragmatically, he says more things I agree with than Ed Markey ever would. But given I sense that neither means what they say, so what Gomez says is not enough.
So in this election, I will fight the inconveniences of what it takes to vote, and exercise my only valid option: I will cast a blank ballot.
My vote will not change this election in terms of deciding who will win or who will lose. Ed Markey is likely to win with ~55% of the votes cast. If anything were to cause another Massachusetts Miracle (ask Martha Coakley if she believes in miracles), my vote would not be the deciding ballot. One has to be realistic.
Now It would be possible for me to vote anyway I want and not tell people what I did. Or I could lie, and tell them what ever I want. Or whatever they want to hear. But I won't do that.
I will show up to vote because as a citizen I am supposed to. I will not vote for Ed Markey because of his corruption and desire for the destruction of the Republic. I will not vote for Gabriel Gomez because he may be worse. He may not oppose the basic values of our Republic like Ed Markey does, but he does not understand those values well enough to honor the oath of office. Or maybe he does understand America and has no more respect for this exceptional country anymore than Markey does. Either way, I can't vote for anyone like him for an office like this.
I guess I am most fearful that Gomez might stumble into a victory the way Scott Brown did. That might encourage many more people who do not care about America, about Freedom, about Liberty to run for office and think they can win. That might encourage more people to think that what is best for America is to forsake her values and turn to the Gomez' to bring about victory.
It is not.
America can only win when we remain committed to the Rule of Law as defined by the Constitution. We cannot win by electing Ed Markey or Gabriel Gomez. They can win "election", but America will lose. I will not vote for America to lose.
America is being tested. I am being tested.
I am ready for my test. I give a blank.
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