… to get the trash out to the curb, do we? If you can and want to vote, do it before the last day (Tuesday 5 November 2024).
Thanks to the Day-by-Day folks from a way back when, but still worth thinking about in 2024. While DbyD is pushing for Orange Man (The Donald), this isn’t for anyone, but against the thugs we keep in power year after year, including those put into office (or retained there) in 2018, 2020, and 2022.
A few thoughts on the 2024 election, 16 days before the official finale (but if you think everything will be settled on 5 November, please think again!):
Does voting encourage them? That is an argument and an interesting question. Voting against them and the ballot issues they put up for the electorate to vote on is very much a discouragement, in the eyes of many.
Does voting legitimize the system? It can so explain why you are (or are not) voting! And why you are voting the way you are, if you choose to vote.
Does voting somehow morally commit you to supporting the outcome of the vote? Absolutely not: it is often a matter of self-defense.
Done right, even candidates with absolutely no chance to win an election can use the election and the campaign as an opportunity to educate. If you have someone who has already wasted their money in running a campaign, take advantage of these last few days to educate people.
Not even the smallest soda machine or most pitiful store offers only two flavors and brands of soda (or beer): so why do we have a system that trains people to think there are only two choices when it comes to electing a Massa or a “representative” of our State or our district?
Does voting do any good? When it comes to electing “leaders” and “representatives,” it is hard to argue that it does. When it comes to ballot issues (both initiatives and referendums), yes, it can do good. Even if that good consists in just rejecting ideas and laws that are really very much against liberty. Just remember, all the candidates on the ballot are statists to some degree, and enemies of liberty in at least some parts of life.
Oh, and one last thought: are you prepared for what may happen this year on and after Election Day? Things ready to go deal with really bad – or somewhat good happenings?
The Price of Liberty 
Voting in just 15 days? Or sooner?
More and more libertarians – anarchists especially – are swearing off voting for Lent. Well, actually, for more than just Lent. As the screams (printed, electronic, radio, television, posters, yard signs, billboards, etc.) get louder and louder, it is easy to see why.
Consider a few cartoons and images, and stop and think about them:
Unless it is an issue, maybe.
“I’m glad my grandma got to die in Chicago so she can still vote!”
And just think – YOU get to choose which politicians get first dibs at the trough!
The kind of ballot that really counts. Regardless of when it’s cast!
Republicans do it too.