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Gwenny, I agree. We should never think of our votes as “throw away”. I hear that all too often and it disturbs me. I hear people say that one person cannot make a difference. I say, with that attitude, they are probably correct, but with a good positive attitude any one person can make a huge difference. To borrow a phrase from scripture, “by small and simple things are great things brought to pass”.

I appreciate the comments.

Your friend Velda is right. Voting is not enough these days if you are backing someone not in the “major leagues” you have to work hard and contribute by talking to people, spreading the word and yes, putting up signs Miracles happen, but they require a lot of hard work on our part.

However you should NEVER think of your vote as a “throw away”. No matter where you live. I think that it is our responsibility as Americans to vote exactly as Jonathan has said: with our conscience. I believe they record a lot more in Heaven than just our prayers and mistakes.

What’s a Utah voter to do? Get involved on the national scale. Write letters to editors. Contribute. Participate. Share your opinion with friends in other states. Even talking with your local friends about why you support your candidate can help if they talk to their out of state buddies.

Of course that’s what primaries are all about. When it comes down to the end and the parties are at their conventions they get an idea about what the party platform should be by how the party voted. Ron Paul’s primary stance is limited government. If he has a good showing, but doesn’t win then the party knows that there is a significant % of the party that wants limited government as the number one issue in the platform. That’s what fringe candidates do, they bring attention to issues. By voting Ron Paul you are making your voice heard, then when it comes to the actual presidential vote you vote for the candidate that comes closest to your position.

The same thing happens in local politics. If you don’t go to the meetings where people hash out platforms or issues, but still vote then you get to vote on the platform that someone else put together, and your voice was not heard.

The vote that usually counts the most is the one you make in small groups if you choose to be silent in your circle of influence, then chances are that your voice will be washed away in the mass of millions of votes in the national elections.