Its weird, even though I am not voting for Obama, it seems the Romney
supporters are much nicer than the Obama supporters even though I may be
voting for Gary Johnson as demonstrated by some of my comments on
progressive blogs. I am not voting for Romney either, but the problem is I
do not like either major party candidate.  Marijuana raids on medicinal
dispensaries are at its highest level compared with the George W Bush
administration and Obama violated his pledge he made during his first
campaign. Also, President Obama is not really for peace where we have more
drone strikes, indefinite detention and other civil liberties decreasing
laws signed under the cloak of darkness happens with Obama.

Just because I am not voting for Obama does not mean I am voting for
Romney. Romney does believe in most of the bad things President Obama
partakes in such as the war on drugs,  increasing the military industrial
complex and supporting liberty reducing ideas such as the Patriot Act, the
NDAA Indefinite detention as well.  Then, to add to the hot mess of
President Obama we get more complicated problems with Mitt Romney. Mitt
Romney does not have an affinity for LGBT people and their allies. First,
Romney signed the National Organization for Marriage pledge and said some
real blunt statements about LGBT parents and their families  when he was
governor of his state.

Sadly it is a race between dumb and dumber this November. Since it is first
past the post, third candidates such as Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will
not get much votes because people will be fearful of the spoiler effect.
However in states such as Arkansas, California, New York and Utah you can
vote whoever you want and not have to worry that your vote can make a
difference. I even got flack for voting for McCain in 2008, but a vote in
California does NOTHING to affect an election.

Also, by voting for Gary Johnson or even Jill Stein we can help break the
party orthodoxy. Maybe the 2016 Democratic Party nominee will stop raiding
marijuana dispensaries and be a useful idiot to the drug warriors. Maybe
the 2016 Republican Party nominee will stop being hostile to LGBT people. A
protest vote can make a difference this November.

To be fair, 5% makes a difference this year.

Matt


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