Because I possess this knowledge, the possession of same requires a higher standard. If i know that my vote will help to further the Socialist Nanny State we are sliding into, how can I (in good conscience) vote for the person that does that, just at a slower pace than the other guy?
In an election, you have 3 choices:
- Democrat
- Republican
- Third party
You also know the practical results of those choices:
- Democrat - fast slide into socialism
- Republican - slower slide into socialism
- Third party - help elect the Democrat = fast slide into socialism
Your vote is going to help "further the Socialist Nanny state we are sliding into" no matter how you vote, unless it's one of those extremely rare situations (i.e. Jesse Ventura) where the third party candidate actually stands a chance of winning.
Therefore, is it better to vote for a fast slide into socialism, or a slower slide into socialism? I'd say, to keep the country as Constitutional as possible, we have to go with slower.
We may not like it, but in actually right now the only two choices we have are faster and slower, and in my opinion, voting for faster, even 'inadvertently' (by voting for the third party candidate), is irresponsible.
You notice I put 'inadvertently' in quotes - that's because, since we FReepers are "much more informed than most folks on either side", we KNOW that the practical result of voting third party is to help the liberals.
Actually, there is a fourth choice, but the country is not ready for it yet.