Voting, Political Advertising and Elections
The elections are coming up next Tuesday and I am already sick of all the political ads. The sad part is that the ads don’t seem to help anyone. Most of the ads are full of “lies, damned lies and statistics” (Thank you Mark Twain). The truth is stretched so far and thin that the ads no longer have any value. If you want to check the veracity of an ad go to FactCheck.org. I am sure you will be happy with the site and thoroughly disgusted with the political advertising. However, don’t let this stop you from voting. The most important thing you do as a citizen is vote. If you would like to know the Catholic position on your civic responsibilities click here. If you don’t vote and you get stuck with lousy representation it is your own fault. Of course there is no guarantee that you will get great representation either, but it is the only chance you have. To use another quote, Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried (Thank you Sir Winston Churchill). With all that said, how do you decide for whom to cast your vote? I can’t tell you who to vote for, but I can help you determine what issues should be important to a Catholic. You can easily do a web search and find out for yourself or you can start here or here. Whether you agree with the position in the referenced links or not get out there and vote like you life and freedom depends on it because someday it will and that someday is today.
posted by CatholicFatherOf2 @ 8:25 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the links on how to vote and the issues to be concerned about. I am also repulsed by the advertising for candidates because it doesn't give me any indication of the candidate - just mudslinging his/her opponent. Now that I have read the links, I need to check out the candidates that are running. My mom was very interested in politics and gave me insight into elections. Now that she is gone, I appreciate your blog.
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