A Letter to Each and Every American Eligible to Vote

To the American voters,

Normally, I do not mix politics stuff with my creativity, they can take away from each other. But as this voting session draws nearer, I am more and more baffled by the lack of education in the American people overall. Everyone seems to think that we have to vote for either Romney or Obama, but this just isn't the case. To try to do the little bit that I can as an American, I have decided to break my general rule, in the hopes that even one individual will see this and educate themselves on the political situation and use their vote properly.

I can't in good conscience say that I am doing my duty as an American citizen in voting for someone whose political and past stances I simply don't believe in. I believe both Obama and Romney are crooks, both are funded by the banks that have huge stakes in our unnecessary wars and import over export business. This is the reason we have more parties than simply A and B, because such corruption between our two main parties was inevitable. We as Americans have not just an opportunity or the right, but the Constitutional obligation, to pick leadership that is fitting to the Constitution written by our forefathers. At the moment, both Republican and Democratic parties are trying to take our civil liberties, so neither should have any American's vote. Unfortunately, the media, owned by either political party A or B since they have the most funding (no surprises there, they're backed by the crooked oil-hungry warmongering banks), are quite one-sided and it's no wonder that most don't even hear about the third party politicians. To quote Thomas Jefferson, "If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." We should all be keeping tabs on what's going on politically, research the candidates, then use our vote by voting intelligently rather than wasting our votes by voting for spoonfed options.

My challenge to any who read this is simply to research every one of your options on that ballot, and to vote according to the Constitution. We can't run this country into the ground as we have been doing for so long. The power belongs to the people still, but it won't for too much longer if we keep within the outlines our government sets for us. Use the power of your vote, and vote wisely.

Long live America, and long live the Constitution!

Your fellow patriot,

John Arlen Stussy II

Reviews

[Kaylor Mason]

It's worth noting that the founding fathers stated that for democracy to work, it would have to be a Christian nation. "One nation, under God" God was the glue that held everyone together. Without the Lord to unite them in the one universal belief that we need to get along peacefully, the senators and the American people would rip each other to shreds (sort of like what's becoming more and more evident in our modern-day culture. We've thrown God out--everything else is following) I like what you said here, and I agree with most of it. As far as a needless war goes, well . . . I've seen the terrorists attacks, and I can't say the War on Terror is needless. I can say I might not agree with how it's being fought, but never needless. Whenever I hear someone say needless war, or unjust war, I can't help remembering 9-11. I wonder how our own fellow Americans could forget their fellow countrymen's lives so quickly. Were the victims of 9-11 so trivial that it's not worth tracking down their murderers? (That's my belief, anyway--yet it's hard to make liberal anti-war protestors see that. Continually mystifies me)

[John Stussy]

Thank you for your input on this bit. Gotta agree with you, once we started removing God, the morals stared to follow as well. The reason I call the wars pointless is that they're pretty much over oil control now. The War on Terror is completely justified, anyone who seeks to eradicate an entire people and cause harm to many are to be treated as a mad dog and put down for the safety of others. The biggest reason we're in the Middle East however is to line the pockets of bankers. The soldiers know this, and most don't agree with the politicians' reasons for the wars. We should be hunting terrorists, but we shouldn't be trying to force control over the governments of other countries, and we shouldn't be trying to monopolize the world's resources.

[Kaylor Mason]

We shouldn't? Why not?

[John Stussy]

That nation, and the people of that nation, have the right to govern themselves. I hold the values of the Constitution to be the God-given rights to any human being born. If they wish to put more bloodthirsty psychopaths into their leadership positions, and those leaders wanna see if they can mess with the big kid on the block, I'm all for pushing back. We do not have the right to govern them however. If we wish to then we should conquer them outright and stop beating around the bush about it. Nobody's all that eager for WW III though.

[John Stussy]

And as far as the world's resources go, they have the oil, let them make money off of it. It's their right to do so, and maybe it'll pull their economic status out of the third world category.

[Kaylor Mason]

Yeah, that's true. But if we had fought WWII the same way we're fighting over in the Middle East right now, we'd all be speaking German or Japanese, and America wouldn't exist. There's no doubt war is hell, though . . . you're very right about that. Our grandfathers weren't eager for WWII either; they just simply didn't have a choice.

[Kaylor Mason]

And what of our economic status? Why should we bankrupt this nation in order to fund another nation, when the only thing they'll use that money for is bombs to drop on our cities? That's something I don't understand: we're Americans. So why should we care about any nation other than America? What's the point of being an American if you love other countries more than your own?

[Kaylor Mason]

Just how deep do the roots of liberal anti-American sentiment go in our modern day American psyche? It's absolutely frightening . . .

[John Stussy]

We have oil reserves on US ground that haven't been touched yet. I see no reason why we shouldn't use that instead of hoarding it in order to monopolize it when the rest of the world runs out. Everyone else will be attacking us to gain their shares then, much like we're doing in the Middle East. Also, we have several means of replacing oil-based energies, the reason we keep using them is because our legislators are backed by the banks that are invested in foreign oil fields. We would also help ourselves out immensely if we made the switch back to being a nation of export rather than one of import. That alone would open up an insane amount of jobs across the nation, and rather than depending on the cheap labor offered in foreign countries that ship in our goods at higher prices due to import/export taxes, we can become the economic power we once were. We can improve our economic status drastically if we focused more on development in our own country instead of paying China and others to make our goods.

[Kaylor Mason]

That's extremely true; you're right.

I'd love to continue, but it's late; I gotta sign off. I'll look at more of your work next time I'm on here. See ya :)

[John Stussy]

Have a good one man, it was fun debating with you. Looking forward to reading more of your work and future discussions.

[Mickey Gonzalez]

Liked this but unfortunately I have NO faith in our politics.

[The Analog Kid]

Very well written and balanced. Thanks you for not repeating the typical artists' political rants.

[John Stussy]

And thank you for taking the time to read this man.

[The Analog Kid]

YW...anytime brother.

[KAOlmsted]

Speaking as a registered voter, I can honestly say my political views are somewhat Libertarian (I'm all for smaller government and personal freedom, etc...) BUT...I can never bring myself to vote for the Libertarian on the ballot, because, face it, he's not going to win, and, if I vote for him, well, I just wasted my vote (I can hear you cringing from here)...I am unhappy with the current administration, so I will do everything in my power to make sure it doesn't repeat itself. And, in 4 more years, if I am still unhappy with the administration, I will use my vote to try and make that right, too. Unfortunately, when dealing with the left and the right, there is not a whole lot of room in the middle for the Libertarian to make his mark.

-kimmer

[John Stussy]

Actually, I honestly think we Libertarians stand a chance. First off, our original choice, Ron Paul, had the biggest conventions, usually had triple the attendance of either Romney or Obama. When he fell out of the race, Dr. Paul urged his voters to vote for Gary Johnson, since he stands for essentially the same things. Since the media is trying to keep the public sedated with only two options, it stands to us to enlighten people. There are a lot of us doing so, and I think we honestly can pull this off. We just need to remind the other voters that they don't have to vote for either Republican or Democrat. We have to step up, we can't remain silent.

[KAOlmsted]

Food for thought. Thank you so much, John. Words I will remember while standing before my choices on the 6th.

[John Stussy]

No problem, thank YOU for taking the time to read this. Feel free to spread it around.

[That_Girl]

Amen. People tend to label themselves either a Republican or Democrat and then vote straight down a party line without a second thought. People need to do more research and if they hold the same opinions, so be it. But they do need to educate themselves more. Awesome, I love it.

[John Stussy]

Take this and pass it around, the more people that see it the better. Don't have to give me credit or anything. If even one voter is swayed and posts it, more people have the chance of voting intelligently. Urge others to pass it on as well. This is how us Libertarians do our work. Most count on the media, we spread the word ourselves.

[That_Girl]

Haha sure thing... I'll RR it to everyone. :) Even if they aren't Libertarians.... they should be able to appreciate the fact that they need to do their homework. ;)

[John Stussy]

Thank you, it's much appreciated!

[That_Girl]

My mofo RR's aren't sending... will keep trying.. damn computer. -_-