It’s almost over – or is it?

By Jim Thompson
HCP columnist

Early voting has started in many states, including Ohio and Georgia. I voted today. I have told you who I was going to vote for weeks ago, and I did it.

Both sides accuse the other of lying – and worse. You have probably made up your mind how you are going to vote, like I have, no matter what has been said recently.

If you haven’t decided, there are a couple of things to consider.  

Do you want a government that coddles and regulates you, or do you want a government that allows you to the freedom to be yourself (pro-abortion people, don’t bother to respond)?

In my lifetime, I have seen life in the United States become ever more regulated, controlled and taxed when it comes to day-to-day activities. When it comes to activities that tend to harm people, such as gambling, “recreational drugs,” and so forth, life has become looser and looser.

Have you walked through a casino lately? Have you seen the blank stares there and the poorly dressed patrons? Have you stood in line in the convenience store while people buy lottery tickets? Legalized gambling is the most regressive tax in the country.  

Fifty-five years ago, we had a thriving adoption policy in this country. Now, we are worried about births dropping below the replenishment level and using that concern as an excuse for letting people in the country illegally.  

Well, we have aborted over 63 million people since Roe v. Wade. That number more than makes up for the drop in replenishment levels.

Our parents and grandparents had it right in terms of life’s guardrails and freedoms. Since the 1960s, we have made a mess of things.

So, if you haven’t voted yet, ponder this: What would your great-grandmother tell you to do?

Would she be wrong? If so, why?

Regarding is it almost over, I fear it isn’t. Lawyers are already out all over the place filing suits and getting rulings as to matters related to the election.  

I doubt that an election decision will be resolved anytime on Nov. 5, 6, or perhaps even Nov. 7.
 
And should the election be dragged out in the courts, bitterness and division will only get worse than it is already.

So, are you ready to accept the vote results, no matter what they are?

The stock market has already decided the election makes no difference – it has been on a tear since about Sept. 10. This tells me, and pundits that know a lot more than me, that Wall Street has dismissed the election as a non-event.

In a little over two weeks now, we will begin to get some answers.

Jim Thompson, formerly of Marshall, is a graduate of Hillsboro High School and the University of Cincinnati. He resides in Duluth, Ga. and is a columnist for The Highland County Press. 

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