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I Voted

I voted.

Today in many neighborhoods across the country, schools and churches and civic centers are set up in celebration of America’s great experiment. Even in the wake of national tragedy and even in times of war, Americans have the right to go to the polling place and choose how they want to live their lives and how they want their leaders to act on their behalf. Not everyone exercises that right - today, as the precinct worker instructed me to review my choices prior to pressing the VOTE button - "Ever since last year, we ask everyone to review their choices…" - there were only a handful of people around. But I went, and I voted, because that is the single best way to reaffirm that Americans are different from everyone else, but that we are not that much different from the way we were before September 11. The government of the United States is still run ultimately by the people.

I voted for every Libertarian on the ballot. In these troubled times as Americans struggle to figure out how to best defend ourselves, it is crucial for us to remember that if we fail to defend our liberty first, the rest is ashes and sackcloth - an empty promise no longer worth defending. I sent a message in the best way possible, better than a letter or a phone call, to our elected leaders that if they fail to defend our liberty I will choose to fire them and hire someone who will. I will continue to vote this way until the people we elect actually do act to protect our liberty. Then I will still vote for those who so act, regardless of party affiliation.

I sent a message today, to our enemies and to out leaders, that America is still strong, and that I want to keep it that way.

I voted. Did you?