What will you do if Bush wins?
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What will you do if Bush wins?
| Fri, 08-20-2004 - 12:02pm |
I would like to know what you all will do if Bush wins? I don't know if I can handle another 4 years. Any ideas of how to reclaim our country and restore democracy and freedom? I'm worried that another 4 years will increase the authoritariansm and absolute power that Bush has come to claim and further trample on our constitution and individual liberties. I'm truly frightened.

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Renee ~~~
Renee ~~~
Did you hear back from anyone? If so it would be interesting to hear from which people did respond, and what they said.
By the way, the Electoral College was set up so that candidates who were popular in major cities, did not just have to win the major cities, but the rural areas as well.
As for writing all those letters...Does not take all that much time if you have any basic knowledge of working with Microsoft Word and creating templates. As for postage, do not consider a few hundred dollars very much money here.
As I stated in an earlier post, the responses as is most often the case were the typical thank you for bringing your concerns to my attention...sincerely yours. I think the best piece of history I have is a hand written thank you note from President Clinton that I recieved when I sent him some snapshot type pictures I had taken of him and his daughter Chelsey when he was out on the Campaign trail back in the 96 election.
I am obviously not directly blaming Bush for this problem. But environmental issues are real and present on the community level. Just because you are not aware of the problems in your area does not mean they do not exist. We need a leader who recognizes these issues and is more concerned with finding solutions than pleasing industry.
However, I am becoming more and more disturbed by the number of people I hear say that although they don't really like Bush, they will vote for him over Kerry because we will be "safer".
1. War Service - Whatever your opinion of Kerry's Vietnam service may be, at least he did serve. What about Bush? He, like so many others, seemed to use his influence to stay out of the conflict. Do not get me wrong. I do not judge anyone on their Vietnam record. That was an amazingly difficult time, and I cannot assume to understand what any man who was called to fight went through. However, I find it ironic that the man who did fight receives more critisicm for being a "coward" than the man who did not fight.
2. Military Dwindling - I am certain there are many in the military who support Bush, but I can also tell you for certain that there are many who do not. My husband is a US Army CPT and has voted Republican his ENTIRE life (as has his family for at least 5 generations). For this election, he will vote differently. We were very fortunate that his position has kept him in the States, thus far, but EVERYONE we know was sent to Iraq. And I cannot tell you how many people are opting to end their service rather than return. These are not cowards, I can assure you. These are men and women who joined the military to serve thier country...and would continue to serve their country if they believed the sacrifice worthy. We have friends from Posts throughout the country, so this is not an isolated phenomenon at a particular unit. In fact, my husband has seen reports coming down from "the powers that be" that warn of extreme personel stresses forcasted, so this situation is one that the military is aware of.
So, if a President's actions actually influence soldiers to retire or exit the service, how is that making people feel safer? Is it just that people do not know what is happening to thier military, or is it because they honestly feel that things would be no better under new leadership??
Oh, and as for the question of what I will do if Bush wins? First, I will probably cry. Then I will sit down with my husband as we seriously reconsider his military career. :(
P.S. For those who continually say "if you don't like it, get out of the country" when someone critisizes Bush I wonder if you are only saying it for effect. Surely, you are not serious? When someone critisizes Bush, they are not critisizing the Country. And since less than half the population actually voted for Bush, I don't see how critisizing him is some extreme point of view. And even if it were, having extreme points of view is what freedom is all about. It is what my husband and most of our loved ones spend every day of their life working to protect, and I take offense to you trying to strip that from anyone!!
No, mysticdreamer, I pointed out that it was hypocritical and for you to stop arguing the point.
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