Why I Won't be Voting for Obama in the 2012 Presidential Elections

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Our government’s purpose is to help the people of our country. Its purpose is to represent us by making decisions that represent the majority. What I have seen during the 2012 campaign, from most of those who wish to represent our beloved nation, is a desire to win. If I vote for any of the candidates I feel I am supporting a failing system. I don’t think it really makes sense to vote for only one person. The way it’s set up now, politicians are like crabs in a bucket each trying to claw their way to the top and stomp their opponents out instead of working together to pull each other, and the rest of the nation, out of crisis. To me this isn’t setting a very good example of how people should treat each other.

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It is often said that “two heads are better than one.” I think this is also the case in the political arena. Yes, there are many other people who help to make decisions besides the president, but it is the president that shapes these decisions. Our country is made up of over 300 million people. I don’t think it makes sense for one person, or even a small group of people, to make decisions for that large of a group.

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Putting that big issue aside, I still am not sure that any of the candidates deserves my vote and I’m not just going to vote for the person I’d be least disappointed with. In my opinion the closest deserving candidate is Ron Paul. This is because from what I have heard in his campaign speeches and read in his books is an understanding of how our country and the Federal Reserve Bank are run. I also see very little propaganda in his campaign. He uses a delegate system to recruit actual supporters, and in his speeches he directly answers questions. From the other candidates I see a spew of rhetoric and planned phrases, not natural speech. This gives me a sense that Dr. Paul is actually thinking about what he says and not funneling out pre-practiced answers. I don’t want a president who can read me a fancy essay, I want a leader who cares about what he is saying and thinks in the moment comfortably because he is mindfully prepared.

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Dr. Paul also seems to be the only candidate supported mostly by individuals and not corporation members or the super rich. I want to vote for someone who is being supported by the people, because then he or she will be most likely to make policies in favor of the people – not corporations or banks. Why haven’t you heard much about this? Well, consult who funds your mainstream news source and you may have your answer.

If I vote for someone who is supported primarily by banks, I will likely be supporting banks more than people because that is who will be funding our nation’s policies. I want to vote for real freedom, not the Orwellian “War is Peace” and “Freedom is Slavery” that seems to be under policy today.

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So when choosing who to vote for this year, don’t look to your best friend and don’t look to the current standing polls, look to the truth and imagine your future under each candidate’s lead. Do you want to support someone who represents the people, or someone who represents money? The best way to decide is to inform yourself. The way our system is set up now, we have little power over what policies are put into place. What I believe we have the most power over is who we choose to support – financially and politically.

I want to vote for someone who will truly represent the people because it is when we freely join together that we can accomplish great things.

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