Monday, February 25, 2008
vote nader
After following the Presidential debates since the beginning, I learned through OneGoodMove.org's site that Ralph Nader will be joining the race as an independent.
Being an independent contractor for the federal government, I don't think I'm allowed to send in contributions to the candidates, or at the very least, Nader doesn't want me to because one of his platforms is to cut out corruption and lobbying in government. But if I could, I would.
In past elections, whether out of naivety or a like for a different candidate, I never considered Nader. But this time is different. After visiting his site, VoteNader.org I can't believe how much I agree with his positions. And more importantly, what he has helped me realize is what I knew all along but was too timid to admit: we can't afford to have a "business as usual" president in office in 2009. We need to repair a lot of damage first before we can carry on.
We need to impeach the most impeachable President and Vice President in the history of the United States. We need to organize our union to begin to hold congressmen and congresswomen accountable to the public and remind them that they serve as the first defense in checking and balacing our dumbfuck, Constitution-trampling President. And we need to clean up government, RREEAALLYY clean up government. And though we need to backtrack a bit because we've really, really lost our way, our path forward will soon appeaer.
Read a transcript of his announcement.
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