Today, I voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
I had originally planned to wait until after work on Election Day to vote as my precinct is a very short distance from my home. But I decided I want to get this over and done with now. So, I went down the Main Branch of the Cambridge Public Library this afternoon and cast my ballot.
This wasn't a tough call.
A Harris Administration will govern America in a way which improves the lives of people while preserving American democracy.
A second Trump Administration is not interested in improving the lives of people nor preserving American democracy. It is about seeking retribution against enemies mostly imagined. In the course of seeking this retribution, a second Trump Administration would, among other things, suspend the Constitution giving it the ability to arrest, try and execute their political opponents, shut down the free press, restrict free assembly and speech and otherwise make the lives of Americans as miserable as possible.
Again, not a tough call.
It isn't to say I would agree with every measure implemented by the Harris Administration. I am not without concern regarding how a Harris Administration will approach Israel. However, I am prepared to support the candidate in favor of preserving American democracy. Indeed, if I am dissatisfied with a Harris Administration then I am under no obligation to support it in 2028. Should we choose Trump there is a very reasonable chance there will be no election in 2028. Or if we do have an election in 2028 it will more closely resemble the sort of elections held in Russia.
This is not a chance I am prepared to take. So, I voted for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
What the rest of the country will do 9 days from now remains to be seen.
But, for the moment, there is a chance the country will make the right decision.
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