This November, when you go into the voting booth, you will be faced with a choice: who do I think will be the least likely to destroy the country in the next four to eight years. You may think of it as either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, but you would be mistaken. There's a few more bozo's out there that want to be president too! Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party, and Governor Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party also want to be your president. Governor Gary Johnson will be on the ballot in all 50 states. You can also write in someone else entirely! I know a fair amount of people that really like Hillary Clinton, and that really like Donald Trump. I know a lot more that strongly dislike both of them. But there are other choices! Let's talk about your options.
Dr. Jill Stein is a member of the Green party which is a leftist party. It supports environmentalism, social justice, grassroots democracy, feminism, LGBTQIAP+ rights, is anti-violence and anti-racism. She was also arrested recently for vandalizing a dumpster. I guess she's cool if you're into that kinda stuff being regulated/mandated by the government, but you've given up on the democratic party. Or if you like a candidate polling at 2 percent.
I like a little more freedom in my diet! Governor Gary Johnson of the Libertarian party is polling, in some states, at over 25 percent! Nationally he's polling consistently at about 12 to 13 percent. Not that great. The Libertarian party supports the non-aggression principle which essentially holds the idea that neither the government nor anyone else should be allowed to exert force on anyone else without their consent. This has various implications including that income tax is theft, businesses should be able to refuse service to anyone they want to for any reason including racism/sexism, etc. When he was the governor of New Mexico, he cut taxes left and right. He vetoed bills like crazy. He entered office with debt and left with a surplus. What a guy. Just kidding he's also a stoner that's running for president in a minority party but doesn't know what Aleppo is, and can't come up with a foreign leader he admires on the spot.
As a Libertarian, I am deeply disappointed in Gary Johnson (and especially in Bill Weld, his running mate). But I am still considering voting for him. In short, both Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are jokes. You could also write in someone like Jesus Christ of Nazareth, St. Pope John Paul II The Great, St. Teresa of Calcutta, Harambe, Bernie Sanders (ugh), or if you're feeling really hopeless vote for St. Jude! St. Jude is the patron saint in the Catholic faith of helpless cases and lost causes. If you feel that our options this election are truly helpless, ask St. Jude to pray for us. He's a powerful patron saint and a cool dude, and he's come through for my family many times. May God help us all.
