Opinion
by: E. Eugene Webb PhD
Originally Published 5/11/2024
Updated
You may be totally fed up with your choices for president, vice president and even some of the congressional races.
You
have a number of options.
You
can hold your nose and vote for your party's ticket for president, congress,
and senate. Then stand back and watch the Country go down the toilet.
Or,
you can sort through US House and Senate contests and try to pick the best
person. Good luck with that.
Let's
face it, we do not have a really good choice for a president this year.
I
for one, am not overly enamored with the idea of putting Trump back in the
White House, while at the same time I have a hard time seeing Kamala Harris
negotiating with North Korea, China, Russia, or Iran.
In
addition, handing either of these people the keys to the White House along with
majorities in both houses of the Congress will likely lead us to disasters we
can hardly predict.
With
all of that said, I would like to propose that you consider a new form of
voting this year. I call it the BICAMERAL VOTING PROCESS.
Bicameral
is defined as: having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers
So,
here's the way it works.
If
you're inclined to vote for the Harris/Walz ticket, then vote all of your US
house and Senate races Republican. Don't worry about what they stand
for, what they say, what they promise just vote Republican.
On
the other hand, if you're a diehard Trump supporter or if you're leaning that
way go ahead and vote for the Trump/Vance ticket for President. Then vote all
the US House and Senate seats Democratic. Again, don't worry about what
they stand for, what they say or what they promise just vote Democratic.
This
is approach, if used widely enough, will create a check and balance in our
federal government that our forefathers counted on working.
As
mentioned before, I don't think either one of these candidates will be a
particularly good president, and I certainly don't believe they should have
complete control of the US government, House and Senate, so they can implement
they're either right or left agendas.
Sounds
almost too simple to be true, doesn't it?
But
if you push yourself away from the screen for a second or two, close your eyes
and think about it, it actually makes good sense.
This
would make voting the top half or so of your ballot relatively simple and much
less stressful.
It
will also make for some interesting conversations with your friends and
co-workers.
When
they ask you who you are voting for just say BICAMERAL.
Do
not forget the down Ballot state, county, and city races. They are the ones
that really affect you every day. So, if you're going to spend time studying
the elections, study the down ballot. These votes you cast can really make a
difference.
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