The Importance of a Midterm Vote

It is difficult especially when you live in a “Battleground State” to know how to respond to the continuous and insistent political advertisements/propaganda that many of us have been subjected to as we approach the November 6th midterm election.  Every individual citizen should have the independence to exercise their franchise without the confusion of lies and misinformation that far too many voters face as they attempt to make a far reaching decision.  Yet, our votes in 2018 more so than 2016 are truly local but they have also have a national significance since it is an election based on the egalitarian democratic principle of one person one vote.  This is not the place or time to debate the relevance of the antiquated Electoral College in modern national elections.  We have issues that present serious and life surviving concerns to each of us.  My brother recently visiting from Kansas City reminded me that especially in an aging population we all face the possibility of a pre-existing condition.  I don’t think this nation desires to turn its back our backs on our neighbors and friends allowing preventable deaths to occur.  When our Representatives and Senators swear an oath to defend and protect the Constitution, a central part of that oath and pledge is to the Common Good of the American People clearly stated in the preamble of the Constitution.