Mike Huckabee: vote to choose the leaders you want or stop complaining
Mike Huckabee: vote to choose the leaders you want or stop complaining
Have you ever picked up a plate in a buffet just to notice the food particles from another person's food that are still there? I bet you left that plate and got another one, right?
We all like to eat a clean dish, but that means someone has to wash the dishes.
It's the same with politics. I have heard again and again how "dirty politics" displeases people and, therefore, do not want to participate in the process. This extends especially to people of faith because our faith emphasizes the importance of doing the right thing in the right way, and politics seems, well, dirty.
Many people of faith have suggested that not voting is better than jumping into the mud. But I bet the same people complain and complain when they think their taxes are too high, when they drive bumps in the streets, when they think there are not enough police patrols in their neighborhoods, or when their schools undermine the traditional values that Parents Teach their children at home.
Everyone should learn that the laws in which he lives, the roads he drives, the safety of his neighborhood and the quality of the schools his children and grandchildren attend are the result of someone else's policy.
If the political process in this country makes it choke, the process still needs your participation, and voting is the only way to get our nation's body of the nutrients it needs.
When I was governor of Arkansas and spoke with high school students, I started by asking those interested in politics and government to raise a hand. It was weird to see more than a couple of hands in the air. Then I surprised them by telling them that I was very happy that they did not have interest because, like a spoiler, politicians do not care what "people" think. They care what voters think.
Only voters can hire politicians and only voters can fire them. If people do not vote, they make it easier for politicians to get away with it.
I would continue to tell the students that we were thinking about increasing the driving age to 25 years, since most accidents involve drivers under the age of 25. That always resulted in audible reactions.
Then I would say that we plan to increase the drinking age to 30, which caused even more audible reactions.
Then I announced that we were thinking of increasing the age of appointments to 30 years unless they were accompanied by a father. By then, the crowd would be fully awake and on the verge of absolute revolt.
To stop the impending disturbance, I reminded them that, by their own admission, they did not care about politics and government, so politicians could do whatever we wanted. The only thing that would make us reconsider is if they became voters, because the voters are the ones who hire us and the only ones with the power to dismiss us.
My intention was to take this fundamental principle of democracy home to these children: if you decide that you are not going to participate in the process, you get what you deserve, and you may not like it. But you have lost the right to complain. Not voting is essentially saying that you are OK with what politicians do to you.
It did not take long for high school students to get it.
But you?
You do not have to like politics any more than you like to wash dishes or eat your vegetables. But wash dishes to control whether you eat a clean dish or not, and eat vegetables to make sure your body gets the nutrition it needs. If the political process in this country makes it choke, the process still needs your participation, and voting is the only way to get our nation's body of the nutrients it needs.
Then, commit to vote on November 6 and take the additional step of being an informed voter. There are excellent resources available to voters like this incredible tool since My vows of faith, for which I serve as honorary national president. The tool collects everything you need to know to vote in your state: sample ballots, candidate and backup positions, absentee voting information, polling places, and more.
We are days away from a set of incredibly important elections. You do not have to like the process or the people in the battle. But sit down and you'll get what the people who voted gave you. If you do not like some of the politicians, then vote to dismiss them.
I bet you want a clean plate. So please, come up and wash the dishes!
This was adapted from Mike Huckabee's opening monologue of October 20 on his show "Huckabee."
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