I truly will be voting my conscience on November 8.

[MineralMan]

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I will vote for the candidate most likely to help move the country in a progressive direction. I will not be throwing my vote away on some hapless third-party candidate as a protest. That will not help elect the better of the two candidates who can win.

My conscience won't let me harm people just to satisfy some need to send a message. And it's abundantly clear that a failure of Hillary Clinton to win will harm millions of people. My conscience thinks beyond my own opinions and priorities. My conscience always considers the best outcome for the most people.

That's something that I was taught by my parents at a very early age. They taught me not to just think about how what I did would affect me as an individual, but to consider how my actions would affect everyone. They taught me to act in ways that benefited others, rather than just myself.

So, my conscience won't let me vote for anyone but Hillary Clinton, nor avoid my responsibility to vote.

See you at the polling place!

[Rocknrule]

1. SELLOUT!

Seriously, if I could rec this 100x, I would.

[onehandle]

2. Tofu Palin 2016!

Heh...

Jill Stein won't clear a quarter of a percent.

[mcar]

5. Well said!

I agree completely.

[ailsagirl]

7. We are, first and foremost, before anything else, Americans

[MineralMan]

9. That, too. I live here. I was born here. I will stay here.

So, I try to promote things that will help here.

[ailsagirl]

10. I know you do, MineralMan, I can tell by your posts

[True_Blue]

13. I voted my conscience yesterday

I voted for the most qualified, experienced and intelligent candidate. None of the other candidates come even close to Hillary. Hillary is the only solid choice in this election.

[Coolest Ranger]

18. Your post just made me cry

From the bottom of my heart can I say thank you

[MineralMan]

21. Thank you so much.

[ffr]

19. Great write up MM, but the 2nd to last paragraph towers above the others

That's something that I was taught by my parents at a very early age. They taught me not to just think about how what I did would affect me as an individual, but to consider how my actions would affect everyone. They taught me to act in ways that benefited others, rather than just myself.

[MineralMan]

22. My parents, who are both 92 years old now, were good teachers.

Good people, too, all around. I look forward to our daily phone call each afternoon. They live in California, while I live in Minnesota. Fortunately, my two siblings live in the same town they do, so I don't worry so much. I'm here because my wife's mother is here. We moved to help her and her late father, back in 2004.

Our parents gave us so much when we were children. We owe them so much. Too soon, they will no longer be with us.

[maddiemom]

20. You must be a brother that I never knew about!

[MineralMan]

24. LOL! I think lots of our parents tried to teach that same lesson.

I hope parents today are doing the same. It's the core of civilization, really.

What benefits others usually benefits us as well.