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Pete’s Cheat Sheet



by Pete McCommonsSeptember 23, 2020

My father-in-law used to say, “I’m not trying to tell you how to run your life,” and then he would—and his was always good advice.

There are a few Flagpole readers who over the years have become dependent on guidance from this column on how to vote. They assumed that since I was covering the news I’d have inside knowledge about how to vote. I’m not really covering the news anymore and have lately shied away from offering my opinion on voting. This election, though, is pretty straightforward, so I hazard here a few suggestions, the main one being to vote Democratic. That is always my bent, though I did, under the influence of our friend Bucky Redwine, recommend a Republican candidate for governor years ago, back when such creatures could actually entertain a progressive thought or two.

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And here’s the good news: For once, the two proposed constitutional amendments and the statewide referendum are all worth a “Yes” vote. No. 1 requires that state fees earmarked for specific purposes, such as car tags supporting wildlife, actually be spent as intended, instead of being siphoned off for other uses. No. 2 allows citizens to get some relief from the courts when the state government acts wrongly against them. The statewide referendum grants property tax relief to organizations like the Athens Land Trust that are building or repairing affordable single-family housing.

We all know this election is above all a referendum on Trumpism and all it means to our nation, our state and our community. Democrats are by no means perfect, but whatever else they are, they are not Republicans, and Republicans at all levels of government have bought into the cult of Donald Trump that has undermined every institution of our government. It’s make or break for America, and that’s why I’m voting Democratic. I hope you are, too. If you’re not, maybe you’d better just stay away from the polls for the sake of your health, and you know better than to vote absentee, because He says it’s crooked.