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re: Never A Wasted Vote

Jessica Sager — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:57:24 GMT

Awesome points. This is something I've been trying to emphasize with others - if we each cast our votes, independently and individually, based on principles rather than parties, we convey an authentic message to the masses. I've come to the conclusion that politicians and their parties, in the end, are more likely to align themselves to us rather than force us to them. This is how it is meant be, how we should want it to be, how the inception of this Nation intended it to be; not to hand over ourselves to one Governing body but to assert our independence when our "unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" have been usurped. The Declaration of Independence seems especially relevant these days and we need to reclaim its message: "...to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." Thanks for promoting this truth!