They picked the Libertarian candidate for president over the weekend — his name is Chase Oliver, and from what I’ve read of him, he’s closer to my political beliefs than anyone else on the radar, so if I vote in November, he’ll probably get mine.
That’s the idea, right? Vote for the candidate who best represents your views, because it’s a “representative republic”? Because if you don’t vote that way, how do you realistically expect your representative to represent you?
Before you ask, I’m not wasting my vote if I vote for Chase Oliver. The waste occurs when people vote for a person because they think she can win, or regardless of whether he believes what you believe. The real waste is when you vote for the lesser of two evils, because guess what? You voted for evil, so don’t be surprised when Washington, D.C., is bathed in evil from the top down.
I know Chase Oliver won’t be the next president, but I’m probably going to vote for him anyway, because the two guys who have a chance to win have no interest in an America that stays out of wars, respects individual liberty, or even functions as an honest-to-God representative republic. Why would I waste my supposedly precious vote on either of those guys?
I believe if people really voted for the person who best represents their beliefs, there would be more people like Chase Oliver in office. I’m a little delusional that way.
P.S. My advice to those who do plan on voting for evil is to pay careful attention to the vice presidential candidates. The top of each ticket is a man who’s older than average life expectancy.
