An Independent Voter
“Speaks Aloud and Lists Why”
By An Independent Voter
To all Voters and all Political Parties but mostly Candidates, my name is Albert Allen Kennedy Jr., 75 years old, father of 4, grandfather of 12, oldest brother to 7 siblings (1-deceased), more than 20 nieces & nephews, and son to a very magnificent Mother and World War II veteran Retired Lt. Colonel Albert Allen Kennedy Sr. (deceased June 2016). We are a very independent family. Our father and mother raised us that way. We are all college educated or the equivalent.
I will not speak about how they are voting as a group. I will only speak about how I am voting and why. However, I will relate a story my mother told me, in jest, about my father. According to her, my father said, “Honey, if you vote for that man (Trump), I will come back from the grave and haunt you.” Our family is made up of many individuals and independent thinkers. We value the “Vote” more than any other right that we have, from the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Of AMERICA. The reason is simple, the Vote is the “Great Equalizer.” Much of the family lives in Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Texas. I and all my siblings were born in Texas except one.
I currently, live and VOTE in Texas. This is important because Gov. Abbott, Sen. Cornyn, and Sen. Cruz are Republicans. They will never get my vote again. I usually split my ticket. I have voted in every election except two since, 1964, it was my first “Presidential Election.” The two I did not vote in were 1972 & 2016. In 1972, I had no permanent address. In 2016, I was in the hospital. I have always voted in person split my vote.
In this ELECTION, because of how important it is, I am voting a:
STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC TICKET
The reasons are as follows:
- National Security – This Presidential Administration’s judgement is sorely lacking and erratic, as a specific example, their handling of Ukraine, by making their President, beg for help, against Russian aggression; then decrying that is was not for personal political gain. The turnover in foreign advisors, because our “Leader” thinks he knows better, with no regard for allies. Their behavior in Iraq exposing the Kurds, to attack from Turkey, a totally stupid act, echoed by our Military Commanders caught by surprise. Their leader’s unhealthy respect for Putin, their unnecessary trade wars with China, causing unnecessary financial pain, to small farmers. Their apparent lack of knowledge of Global Economics. Their Leaders poor knowledge, of foreign affairs. “Foreign Powers” are mentally licking their lips thinking, “How we can take advantage of this situation?” and ruin these people. I fear a shooting war because of him.
- Economics and Economic Policy are more than understanding stocks, you must also care about the effects and how people are going to be affected. Layoffs cause financial divides that are not easily remedied. My real fear is, devaluation of the dollar, this collapsing economy, could lead to enormous losses in trade and in lending. Particularly, if our banks get into trouble again with bundling mortgage lending. “World Trade” must be good for both sides, a genius mathematician, came up with the theory and won a Nobel Prize for it. This administration is not ruled by a genius.
- COVID-19, is probably the biggest reason domestically, not to vote for him. All, of his gains in the economy, because he thought, “people would panic,” will be lost. It is true the stock market, might have fallen and it did temporarily. Health and Welfare, of the country at large, is the primary responsibility of the elected officials. The Gaul of putting public health behind making money borders on the insane. The failure, to use a plan and cabinet position implemented, by another Republican President-President George Bush. The general lack of responsibility for causing the severity of covid-19 over 5 million infected and 200,000 dead. That many dead, is almost half the deaths, we had during WWII, in four years. This Covid-19 infection has just been around for 10 months. Per-Capita infections and deaths are worse than any other country in Europe.
- The fear mongering and racial divides fermented by this Republican Party is akin to the conduct of politicians of the “Jim Crow” era of the early 1900’s and of the “Civil Rights” era of the 1960’s.
- Never, in the History, of the United States, has there been, such an ARROGANTLY STUPID, EMPATHY LACKING, IMBICALIC, and SELFISH individual, elected to the White House. For the Leader, of this Republican Administration. To endanger, the people, in the West Wing, KNOWING the HAZARDS, is to me criminal. I am not sure, but I believe, it is against the law, to carelessly or deliberately, infect a person, with a Lethal Disease. It certainly is against every soul-searching attitude of thoughtful, caring behavior.
- I think it is a joke that the Republicans call Democrats Socialists, especially since without their so called socialism, all the major banks, and automobile manufacturers would have gone broke, and the one percenters would have lost millions. This Socialism concept is a myth.
- I blame every member of the Republican Party and especially the leaders in my State-(Tx), for the election of their Leader- D. J. Trump. Dump, this man and you might get me back to a split ticket. The Republicans need another John McCain a real winner and Leader.
- It will take a while. I despise liars who follow the BIG LIE technique for personal gain.
These are my major reasons and my thoughts; it is the only way I can register my anger and rage. I have never in my life been so embarrassed to be a citizen, a Texan, and an American, in these United States. There are a dozen other reasons, but these above, are the most compelling. However I will follow up on many other reasons from the mishandling of immigration to lacking intelligence for global warming, education, tax relief for the wealthy one-percenters and others.