American voters should take into consideration that the political mood throughout this nation during the present primary election year of 2010 is now at an all time low in relation to the political job performances of both major political parties who are now representing their constituents in Washington D. C
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Beginning
May 1, 2010, our National primary elections will soon be
underway to select a Democrat, Republican, or Independent political
party member
to be a member of our U. S. Congress within the present Congressional
District
in your State.
Historic primary voting patterns over previous years also
suggest that
the turnout of voters during this political party primary election
process is
very low when compared to the November general election for President.
In
addition, the cost for supporting or electing a new member for the U. S.
Congress or Senate to represent you and your political party during this
primary
election process is less due to the low voter turnout over this period.
It
will also be voter turnout that will determine if a freshman
congressional
candidate will be sent to the House or Senate to represent
you.Should you desire a new face or leadership in the House or
Senate from your State, the primary electionwill beyour best
bet.
American voters should also take into consideration
that the political mood throughout this nation during the present
primary
election year of 2010 is now at an all time low in relation to the
political job
performances of both major political parties who are now
representing
their constituents in Washington D. C.--and this mood factor alone could
eventually propel a new generation politician to replace the old
guard that exists in Washington D. C. today. To enhance this
theory, a poll
that was published on Monday April 19, 2010 from the Pew Research
Centerrevealedthat4 out of5 Americans say they don't
trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve
America's ills,
the survey found. This is awesome, but also disturbing.
It is therefore apparent that the present political wind today
suggests
that a majority of the American people are not satisfied with their
present
Congress members and desire a change. I therefore suggest that true
change will
only come with new faces and new ideas, and the only recourse to achieve
this
change is where the new political faces are--and the only place to find
these
new faces is in the primary election process prior to the November of
this
year. In essence, a voter will be providing this needed change by
voting
for a different person who is also associated within the voter's
present
political party affiliation.
I also suggest that if your State political party does not have
a
"freshman" political party candidate to challenge any incumbent who is
now in
the present Congress or Senate during this primary voting season, it is
highly
recommended that you find a local politician, school teacher, union
member,
Mayor, Governor, State Attorney General, election precinct worker, U. S.
Veteran--or anyone elsethat you possibly could support andthen
notify your Local or State political party to placethis candidate on
the
election primary ballot.Another possible alternative would be a "write
in"
campaign for a candidate of your choice by writing his or her name on
the
primary ballot. This technique has not produced many results in the
past,
but there is always a first time for anything.
Independent Votersare the key to political
change in this Nation, but in some States, Independent Party voters are
not
permitted to vote in a Republican or Democrat primary for Congress even
though
there is no Independent candidate on the primary ballot even though they
are
forced to obey the laws that are enforced on them bymajor party
candidates. What is puzzling in regard to this entire primary election
process is that Independent voters are permitted to vote for any major
party
candidate during the election for President in this Nation. However,
many
Independent voters today have recently established a loophole for
themselves in
regard to State primary regulations that will permit Independents to
vote
"legally" in State primary elections--bychanging their present voter
registration from Independent to Republican or Democrat "prior" to any
State
primary election day so that they can exercise their right to vote for
whomever
they please.Italso would be feasible for any Independent voter to
check with their local election board in regard tothe timing dates
regarding their Statere-registration process.
Afterthe Independentvoter has participated in the State
primary process, they simply re-register as an Independent once again at
some
point in time after the election has been concluded.In fact, there
is no existing law to my knowledge that can compel any citizen to remain
in a
certain political party in this Nation simply because it would be
unconstitutional to do so under the "Freedom of Choice" or "Freedom of
Expression" concept. Is it an inconvenience for our American
voters? In my opinion it certainly is. However,I also
believe that a person's right to vote should prevail over any type of
inconvenience no matter what the circumstances may be to insure that
democracy
prevails at home and also abroad. Therefore, the "Freedom of "Choice"
is
now yours during this upcoming primary election and
beyond.
Authors Bio:Leon is, and always has been, a yellow dog Democrat. He is also a Korea War Veteran and is a retired 76 year old Senior Citizen. He has also been active within his State campaigning for various Democrat candidates during his younger years and has also testified before various State Legislature committees during the year of 2006 on behalf of Senior Citizens.