Grassroot Americans

I keep hearing there are only two candidates running this fall for the position of US President, but it’s not true. Yes, there will be one Democrat and one Republican on the ballot, but those are not our only choices. If there are more candidates legally vying for the position, then why are we not hearing about them from the mainstream media?

Bob Barr is running as a Libertarian. The Libertarian party has been around for a while but not many people give it much credence. Why? Some say a third party just splits the vote of the other two parties…that he/she’s the spoiler in the race. But that doesn’t make sense to me.

The purpose of having more than one candidate on the ballot is to give people a choice. If the people don’t want the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate, why not have an opportunity to vote for someone else…especially if they are legally on the ballot?

This year there’s a fourth candidate in the race. His name is Chuck Baldwin and he is running on behalf of the Constitution party. That’s four choices the American people have that I’m aware of.

OnTheIssues.org provides some good information about each of these candidate’s positions on the issues in a format that is easier to wade through than each of the candidate’s campaign sites. Read more here:

Bob Barr - Chuck Baldwin - Barack Obama - John McCain

I encourage you to do your homework and vote for the candidate of your choice. I will not encourage you to vote for a political party. It is not the “political party” who sits in the oval office and acts as the Commander in Chief, it’s the individual. Take your job as an American citizen seriously. People died so that you can vote. Vote as if your life and the lives of your family are hanging in the balance…because they are.