In response to Mr. Camp’s rebuttal to my prosecutorial letter regarding Donald Trump, let me start by thanking Mr. Camp for recognizing my attempts at humor and for keeping the conversation civil. The current dearth of polite public discourse is why I unsubscribed to Facebook over four years ago and, sadly, one of my main issues with Mr. Trump.
I and many like me completely understand having to bite the bullet or hold my nose when choosing what is perceived as the lesser of two evils but this is different. I have heard many others make the argument that not voting for Trump, regardless of the reason, is simply ensuring a Clinton election.
News flash: as soon as 35 percent of Republican primary voters chose vitriol over policy, Clinton’s election was all but confirmed; only an indictment (which should happen) will change that fact. And please allow those of us who are not willing to forget what we have witnessed to vote our conscience without being defined as self-righteous elitists or obstructionists.
Some say that they had to hold their nose to vote for Governor Romney or Senator McCain but there is a difference. Both of these men are good people with demonstrated public service. You may disagree with their politics, but they are honorable men.
Many chose to not vote for McCain because he was “too liberal,” many conservative Christians would not choose Romney simply because he is a Mormon and yet many of those same people are lining up behind this godless Cretan who is historically liberal simply out of frustration. This is dangerous territory.
I can handle a bad smell, but in order to pull the lever for Candidate Trump I would also have to close my eyes, wear ear plugs, and drink so much that I could have a total memory blackout. I cannot ignore my eyes, ears, and brain and vote for one liar over another liar simply because he’s “our liar.” If that makes me self-righteous, how poorly does that speak to our society?
Alan Felts
Peachtree City, Ga.
