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Voting for President: The Lesser Evil Is Still Rather Evil | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary: "After a quarter century, the Republican Party default option has resulted in a government which is vastly more expensive and expansive. It didn't matter whether the Democrat or Republican actually was elected. Government was bigger after every president left office. So much for the claim that the latest GOP presidential candidate would "stop the expansion of government and give the marketplace an opportunity to repair our nation.""
"voting for the lesser of two evils irrespective of how evil they are should be the definition of futility. As long as Americans vote for big-spending war-mongers, America's leaders will be big-spending war-mongers. A libertarian wouldn't have to be elected to exert influence. Perennial Socialist Party candidate Eugene Debs transformed American politics because both major parties ended up adopting much of his agenda. A philosophical libertarian candidate, whatever his party, could do the same if he demonstrated increasing political support for liberty.
As for November, the best outcome would be divided government. The Republican Congress worked overtime to constrain President Bill Clinton. In contrast, the same legislative body gave President George W. Bush every outlay and war that he wanted. The Democratic Congress worked to limit President Bush before later joining with President Obama to greatly expand government. The Republican House has battled the Democratic president."
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"voting for the lesser of two evils irrespective of how evil they are should be the definition of futility."
Amen.
Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. It's like being asked to choose a poison and preferring a slower acting poison to the faster acting one. Both lead to the same end. I'm extremely frustrated with my only choices being bad or worse.
I can't stress enough the importance of lower-level elections however. While everyone focuses on the presidential election, the real spending power lies in the legislature. Carefully vet the candidates running for the house and senate at the federal and state levels. Pay close attention to referendums and ballot initiatives. Find out what they are all about and find out who is supporting and opposing them. All too often we're coaxed in to "voting for the children" or for "the elderly" while we continue to pour money into the pockets of beaurocrats and adminsitrators all while nothing really changes for those we're trying to help. Using government to provide charity or social support programs are almost without exception, the worst possible ideas ever devised by man.
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