OK. Who are you going to vote for in November?
"What do you stand for..."
American conservatives and a conservative agenda. And I will vote for the most conservative person on the ballot for every office I can come November.
"Do you share those same values, Rokke? All we want is a simple Yes or No."
Yes. Absolutely. And I've proved it with 21 years of service in our military, and every time I vote.
"Where did I say anything to you about a third party?"
Well, lets think about that. You aren't voting for Republicans. You claim you aren't a democrat so I'll assume you won't vote for them either. So that leaves.....a third party. Unless you don't vote at all which is the ultimate betrayal of American values. So which is it?
I don't know yet. What are your suggestions to help me find a no-bullshit, unapologetic, loyal American conservative with a no-compromises position on the illegal alien issue and a conservative position on other issues?
"And I will vote for the most conservative person on the ballot for every office I can come November."
Well, that sounds good, but leaves a lot of wiggle room to vote for a RINO. At what point does a candidate become insufficiently conservative to warrant being excluded from consideration? Lets say the choice is between a socialist (Bernie Sanders) and a certifed liberal RINO puke (Licoln Chaffee). Do you vote for Chaffee as the "most conservative person" or do you simply "no vote" that particular office?
""Do you share those same values, Rokke? All we want is a simple Yes or No."
" Yes. Absolutely. And I've proved it with 21 years of service in our military,..."
Good enough, even for me. And thank you for your service to our country.
"You aren't voting for Republicans."
That is not my position. I most certainly will vote for conservative Republicans--but I'm all finished with the "least worse" RINOs.
"You claim you aren't a democrat so I'll assume you won't vote for them either."
Essentially correct, but I don't rule out voting for a truly conservative Rat (an extremely rare commodity) in lieu of a RINO. But the Rat would have to have a very conservative record.
"So that leaves.....a third party. Unless you don't vote at all which is the ultimate betrayal of American values."
When and if a third party can persuade me it shares my hard right rudder conservative values, I am more than ready to re-register from my present (R) status. In the meantime, if the (R) on the ballot is a Rat in RINO clothes, I will now "no vote" that particular office. Didn't use to do this but, as I've said, I intend to do that from now on. For example, lets say, here in California, the governor choices are Angelides (socialist/liberal Rat), Westly (liberal Rat), and Schwarzenegger (Rat in RINO clothes). If the election were held today (and I always reserve the right to change my mind upon a showing of sufficienly compelling reasons to do so), I would "no vote" the governor choice. That you consider this "the ultimate betrayal of American values" is merely an opinion to which you are certainly entitled. I do not share your opinion.
That's it.
"Unless you don't vote at all which is the ultimate betrayal of American values."
That is false.
Not voting is not a betrayal of American values at all.
America is not Australia, where people are REQUIRED to vote.
By choosing not to cast a vote, an American may be saying several things.
One might be: I am generally content with the direction in which the country is going, and do not see a material difference between the two parties on issues I care about, so I will leave it to those committed to those issues I don't care about to thrash out who gets to lead.
Another thing an American not voting might be saying is: The constitutional structure of the country is so strong that politics are practically irrelevant to the core liberties I care about. Neither party has been able to do much damage, and I'm not interested in taking sides.
A third statement that not voting might say is: A pox on both your houses! You refuse to represent me, and I will be DAMNED if I cast a vote supporting you when I do not.
If an American chooses not to vote, he has exercised his right to vote by abstaining from the process in a particular election. It is perfectly in keeping with American values to abstain if one does not agree with the options presented. Don't kid yourself otherwise.