I Don't Mind If You Keep Voting, But Do You Mind If I Keep Laughing While You Do?

I cannot think of a single scenario whereby I might vote in a national election such as that for president. Not one.

I don’t care who the candidate is. I don’t care what issues to which he seems to gravitate. I don’t care about his record, his leadership qualities, the apparent first-lady-ness of his wife (or her husband), his insider-ness or his outsider-ness, his race, his height, his weight, how well he speaks, how wonderfully he photographs, the nation of his birth, how likely it might be that he’s fun to drink with, or his appreciation for unique uses for a fine cigar.

More importantly though, given two other observations, voting strikes me as an incredible waste of time for anyone who is ultimately interested in two rather vital issues: personal liberty and personal responsibility.

Any vote in a national election for either of the mainstream parties is a vote for bigger government and less freedom. I can think of no better reason to refrain from casting a ballot.