Its weird, even though I am not voting for Obama, it seems the Romney   
   supporters are much nicer than the Obama supporters even though I may be   
   voting for Gary Johnson as demonstrated by some of my comments on progressive   
   blogs. I am not voting for Romney either, but the problem is I do not like   
   either major party candidate.  Marijuana raids on medicinal dispensaries are   
   at its highest level compared with the George W Bush administration and Obama   
   violated his pledge he made during his first campaign. Also, President Obama   
   is not really for peace where we have more drone strikes, indefinite detention   
   and other civil liberties decreasing laws signed under the cloak of darkness   
   happens with Obama.   
      
   Just because I am not voting for Obama does not mean I am voting for Romney.   
   Romney does believe in most of the bad things President Obama partakes in such   
   as the war on drugs,  increasing the military industrial complex and   
   supporting liberty reducing ideas such as the Patriot Act, the NDAA Indefinite   
   detention as well.  Then, to add to the hot mess of President Obama we get   
   more complicated problems with Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney does not have an   
   affinity for LGBT people and their allies. First, Romney signed the National   
   Organization for Marriage pledge and said some real blunt statements about   
   LGBT parents and their families  when he was governor of his state.   
      
   Sadly it is a race between dumb and dumber this November. Since it is first   
   past the post, third candidates such as Gary Johnson and Jill Stein will not   
   get much votes because people will be fearful of the spoiler effect. However   
   in states such as Arkansas, California, New York and Utah you can vote whoever   
   you want and not have to worry that your vote can make a difference. I even   
   got flack for voting for McCain in 2008, but a vote in California does NOTHING   
   to affect an election.   
      
   Also, by voting for Gary Johnson or even Jill Stein we can help break the   
   party orthodoxy. Maybe the 2016 Democratic Party nominee will stop raiding   
   marijuana dispensaries and be a useful idiot to the drug warriors. Maybe the   
   2016 Republican Party nominee will stop being hostile to LGBT people. A   
   protest vote can make a difference this November.   
      
   To be fair, 5% makes a difference this year.   
      
   Matt   
      
      
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