Welcome to the modern election year in America. Its a year consisted of either the first female president or the first non congressman to ever be elected. Me personally, I absolutely hate politics. I firmly believe that just because we have the "right" or "privilege" to vote doesn't necessarily mean that our vote means anything. The people who run for offices and get elected are clearly in positions of power, have tons of money, and a personal agenda in which they use the platform to accomplish it. Our world is vastly larger, more complex, and filled with even more secrets than compared to when this country was first created. Basically what I am saying is sure we can vote, but our vote is more than likely more controlled than you think. In this election, I am not going to vote. I do not like either candidate and honestly wish that I could vote in Obama for a third term instead of the persons running for office this year, but then that would lead a person to potentially wish to never leave the office and always maintain that position of power. I feel very uninformed about the potential candidates for this election and feel that the topics and issues that go along with this election do not show a strong candidate.
My three questions that I have about this election are:
Why are the candidates who have potentially have criminal or evasive circumstances be allowed to run for office?
How come the government has not released more information about the candidates?
How can I make sure that if I vote that my vote makes the maximum impact?
Heres some food for thought but of course it is what the Media put out there.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/01/kept-me-out-jail-top-doj-official-involved-in-clinton-probe-represented-her-campaign-chairman.html
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/01/trump-pence-vow-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare-as-enrollment-begins.html
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/politics/trump-taxes-loophole.html?ref=politics
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/us/politics/donald-trump-speech-obamacare.html?ref=politics
Hey Dennis!
ReplyDeleteI really like your first question. If you cannot have a criminal background to work the polls for election day, why should anyone with a criminal background be allowed to run for President? That's so not right!