Voting As If What I Believe Matters

Left: '[Dividing the] national [map]', political cartoon by John Cabell (1860). Right: 'Political caricature. No. 3, The abolition catastrophe. Or the November smash-up', political cartoon (1864) see https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.33122/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a12905/

A little over a week from now, November 5, I plan on going to Sauk Centre's polling place. Then I'll vote.

I'm not looking forward to that. But I'll vote anyway.

That's because I'm an American. Voting is part of being a responsible citizen.

Since I'm also a Catholic, voting responsibly involves comparing how we should behave to what the candidates have been saying and — perhaps more to the point — doing.

If one of the candidates struck me as an obviously-good choice, then I would cast my vote for that one: and maybe say that you should, too.

But I'm stuck with the reality we're experiencing. So instead, I'll —

  • Share links to resources that discuss the 'should behave' aspects of public life
  • Mention why I think voting makes sense
  • Look forward to not seeing election angst in my news feed

This week's post is shorter than most:

More at A Catholic Citizen in America.

(Why I think voting makes sense. Links to resources discussing principles and public life. A little history: Abraham Lincoln and a divisive issue )

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