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“Voting isn’t marriage. It’s public transport.
You’re not waiting for ‘the one.’
You’re getting the bus.
And if there isn’t one going exactly to your destination,
You don’t stay home and sulk.
You take the one that’s going closest to where you want to be.”
– Mohamad Safa
Some people are convinced their candidate for president is The One. Others will say, “I don’t like either candidate, so I’m not going to vote for either one.”
No candidate is perfect. When voting, we have to consider what kind of person we want leading our country and what kind of America we want to live in.
For example:
I’m against abortion.
I’m also against denying medical care to a woman who’s suffering a miscarriage until it looks like she might die. That’s what’s happening now in states where there’s a total ban on abortions. Almost no one except my husband and children know that I was in a terrifying situation many, many years ago, before Roe v. Wade was overturned. I had complications during a miscarriage (which is medically called a spontaneous abortion). There was no heartbeat, and I underwent surgery. If my experience had happened when there was a total ban without exceptions, I might not have gotten the care I needed until I was near death. That’s not the kind of care women should be getting in America.
Consider:
Do you want for president the person who incited an insurrection on January 6, 2021, because he couldn’t accept defeat? He attacked our Capitol, our Constitution, our freedom, our government leaders, our police officers, and the peaceful transition of power. This was an attack where six people died and hundreds were injured, including 140 police officers. https://www.jan-6.com/january-6-timeline
Do you want the kind of president who, in his first term of office, took more than 4,000 children away from their parents at the border? That’s inhumane. If the families arrived here illegally and you want to deport them, then why not deport them together?
Christ’s law is LOVE. Do you want the kind of president who mocks and attacks people for who they are, where they’re from, and what they look like?
Christ taught us to care for the poor. Do you want Harris for president, who plans to work for the poor and middle class, or Trump, who plans to cut taxes for the wealthy?
Several of Trump’s former cabinet officials have called him ‘unfit’ to serve as president. If they, who worked directly with him, won’t support him, then why would we?
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4949654-former-trump-officials-warn-2024/
In what direction do you want our country to go? Forward, toward unity, growth, and peace? Or backwards, back to bigotry, racism, and division?
Remember, you’re not choosing a life partner; you’re voting for a president who will bring our country closer to the kind of UNITED States of America you want to live in.
Vote!
“Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil, for You are at my side.” – Psalm 23:4
“Lord, help me see the ramifications of my vote.”
Thank you for reading my reflection. © 2024 Gina Bedell Comments are always welcome!
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