Community involvement
It’s great to vote, but election day is just one day of the year. Not to be jaded… OK, maybe being just a little bit jaded – our votes don’t really count that much. How many races are likely to be won or lost by my one vote? Zero. That’s not to say that I […]
I voted for . . .
all of the Libertarian candidates on the ballot. For the races that the only option was a Republican or Democrat, I voted for some of each based on a small amount of research into the candidates and their stances. I have to admit, I was torn with a few of the races. Specifically for the […]
Laws don’t magically solve problems
Too often we want to pass laws to solve problems. If there’s a school shooting, people say, “Let’s make guns illegal”. People that are against abortion say, “Let’s make it illegal.” Whatever the problem (or perceived problem) is, there’s somebody out there pushing for a law against it. I’m certainly not against all laws, but […]