Does anyone remember class elections in grade school or junior high? “No more spinach or vegetables in the cafeteria!” “Everyone gets two cookies at lunch!” “ No more homework!” “Everyone gets all A’s!” “Three-hour recesses!” And the coup de gras, “George’s Mom will bring treats for us to eat on the bus, every day!”
We chose “leaders” based on the best promises and most appealing characteristics. It was a beauty pageant or a personality contest. Here is some advice that I heard from a Catholic priest, Rev. Ed Meeks. (You can look him up on Facebook or YouTube. Link Below.) We are not electing an eighth-grade class president.
This is a “big boy” election; a “big girl” election. When we vote, we are literally voting for the platform on which the candidate is running. If you vote on the basis of any other factor, you should reconsider your decision. We are electing the Leader of the free world, and not the most pleasant personality or the most profligate promiser.
I would never tell anyone not to vote. But if you choose, based on such immature motives, you will get what you deserve: an eighth-grade leader. And do not be surprised if his promises are forgotten or discarded on November 4.
https://www.drjamesdobson.org/video/whats-stake-election-day?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8hphL-SJ-eNBAiAYI_j_Gv_pOgLr52bPN0PhDZu-4mU59Ol9zUfZFA283hcAkdREJw3uVEvRS_Z5-5VOY433oznV62GA
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