November and Change

November is here, and with it the chance for citizens of the United States of America to vote.
Each year when I purchase my new planner I look for quotes to add to the top of each new month. The two that I really liked this year and added to the top of the November page in my planner are these:"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber." Plato, and "Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote." William Simon former Treasury Secretary
I have made it a point to listen, read, ponder and pray about the issues both locally and nationally this year. My eyes have been opened like never before. In my opinion, we have been to the top of the mountain, and instead of basking in the bright sunshine of hope, we are on a slippery slope heading back into the darkness as we enter this election.
I listen as the politicians boast of bringing change. Yet it seems that many are failing to realize that change is only good if it is for the better. Change for the sake of change can be very dangerous.
As I raised my children, I often told them they could find anything for or against, any subject they wanted to. Now, there is even more information for the world to process than there was before. So how, in this overload of information is one able to find out what is true and what is good and what is right.
We must be willing to take the time to not only listen, read and gather all the information around us, but we also must be willing to look back at the records of those who are promising great changes. Does their record stand for the 'change' that would be best for our country. And more importantly we must be willing to look beyond the issues of 'wowing' the crowds with rhetoric to finding the values, strengths and integrity of character that our nation once stood for.
We must be careful not to be lulled into security by those who would deny us rights guaranteed by the Constitution. We must be careful not to think that change for the sake of change is good. We must not be fooled by clever the rhetoric of the so called, politically correct.
Our nation was founded on great sacrifice and service. Those sacrifices, from long ago and not so long ago by the bold and brave must be suppoted by a national government that is willing to do what it takes to keep our country free.
Vote this November 4. Vote for our country, to make it a better place. Vote because of all those those who fought and died for our country. Vote for those who live in countries who do not have the opportunity to vote in freedom like we do. Vote for change to a nation that supports its armed forces. Vote for a change to not allowing the killing of unborn children. Vote for the sanctity of marriage. Vote for the rights of parents. Vote for the freedoms granted in the Constitution.