Election 2022, “Jen Showalter for America”

Early voting begins today in what will be a critical moratorium for America and by extension, the free world.  Let me begin by saying that I am not and never have been a supporter of early voting because of the inherit potential for vote manipulation which has sadly become rampant across the country.  That said, it does offer two weeks for everyone to stop complaining, get to your assigned voter precinct in person, and make your voice heard.

Never have we been so divided on so many issues.  Voices on the left and the right are at a fever pitch, and it is time to make it “official” at the ballot.

There are as many bad candidates as there are good ones, and as usual, there are ballot initiatives which are written in such a way as to confuse everyone.

The focus of today’s article is voter turnout and making changes.  In my area back in August voter turnout for the primaries was pathetic at the least and abysmal at the best.  For all the screaming about wanting change, the turnout was a paltry 23%.

As far as actual turnout is concerned, you, me, and everyone we know and don’t know MUST vote and we MUST vote in PERSON.  Unless one is legitimately involved in a business that keeps them out of the country for long stretches of time, is actively serving our nation abroad, or is physically incapacitated, there is absolutely NO good reason or excuse for not voting in person on election day itself.  Mailing in a ballot is an absolute invitation for unscrupulous people to commit voter fraud, and as we have seen, they do without so much as a second thought.

Before you cast your ballot by whatever method, ask yourself some important questions.  Do you honestly and intelligently think our nation is headed in the right direction..?!  Do you believe we are better off now than we were two years ago..?!  If you answered yes to either of these questions, you don’t really need to read any further.

If, on the other hand, you do recognize that we are in serious trouble on all fronts, please take the time to really investigate who and what you vote for, because if we don’t remove many of the incumbents and replace them with people who have a clear vision for America’s future, we will very likely find ourselves at the point of no return if we haven’t reached that point already.

To bring it a little closer to home for me, down in Palm Beach County I know a candidate by the name of Jen Showalter who is running for the most local of all offices, that of School Board.  As I sat down to write this and was putting my thoughts together, I realized that she is exactly what we need in every elected position at every level of government.  

She is at once highly intelligent, articulate, and focused on her mission, and also that woman in front or behind you in the checkout line at Publix who happens to be a mom and a homemaker. 

She has spent the last two years talking with parents, teachers, administrators, and legislators, totally immersed herself in what is going on in the Palm Beach County School District and has taken more than her share of the barbs and arrows from her detractors who are clearly terrified by her.  Her dedication to the needs of all the parents and students is apparent the moment one hears her speak.

She embodies the spirit of what elected officials should be, mostly because she is NOT any sort of politician, and she is NOT going the path of so many using this “low level” position as a launching pad to a career in politics.

I would ask everyone, everywhere in America to look at who they are considering casting their ballots for to see if they are a “Jen Showalter,” because if this great nation is to have any chance of getting back on track, we need men and women like this woman put in place immediately. 

If you have had enough of elite politicians who: 

Are only focused on party politics and personal agendas. 

Think “it’s a privilege” to stand before them at public meetings. 

Have rules in place that intentionally make it a challenge to attend meetings in person, and bog down the meeting agenda with sometimes hours of bestowing themselves and others with meaningless awards ahead of and instead of discussing business.

Hold the threat of arrest over the heads of attendees for “breaking” these or other arbitrary rules.  

Everything mentioned above and more can be witnessed at every meeting of the School Board in PBC, and with just a few tweaks here and there, can certainly be witnessed at any government meeting at every level across this nation.

If you want to see it end, find, and vote for the “Jen Showalter” in every race and for every office on the ballot wherever you might be in these United States of America. 

I don’t know if it’s possible to change direction at this point, but as the saying goes, “if something doesn’t change, nothing will ever change.”