One of the things that I truly dislike about voting here in Utah is that there is a box at the top of ballot that allows you to say simply “All Democrat” or “All Republican” candidates.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make a big deal about “Free Agency”, or freedom of choice. The permission to choose good or to choose evil, given to us by God.
Yet when voters pick one of those boxes on the ballot, they are giving up their free agency and turning it over to the leadership of the political parties. In my opinion, that’s a bad thing.
We have the right – and the absolute responsibility – to select the best PERSON for each job. We need to look at each INDIVIDUAL and identify which ones we feel are best suited to the task at hand. It may be a Republican, an Independent, a Democrat, a Constitution party member, or even a Libertarian.
When you select that box to give up your fee agency, you are selling yourself short and doing more harm than good. You are abdicating your INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY and selling out a sacred duty.
Look at each race, each candidate, and determine who you think is best suited to each job. Who will do the best job, or at least who will do the smallest amount of harm? Of course, when it gets to that point, well, let’s hope for something better.