To the editor:

I don’t want to know who my friends are voting for or why, if they are voting for one of the major party candidates for president. The logic of many of these voters is impeccable – the other candidate should never be president of the United States of America. Amen.

Both political parties that allowed this to happen, controlled by billionaire and corporate contributions, don’t deserve our allegiance or participation either. In this election, the very lives of our children and the health of our beautiful planet are at stake. Do we want to fall victim to their corrupt self-serving agendas that impose unfair competition on our businesses and young job seekers, and ask incredible sacrifices of young people in endless wars overseas?

As responsible citizens, the first thing we should do is cancel our voter registrations in either party. A vast exodus to “no party” status would send a loud and clear message that their game is not our game.

The First Amendment to the Constitution – the number one reason people around the world consider the USA to be a free society – reads as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

“We the People” need to assure and encourage the exercise of these rights among our fellow citizens. For our democratic ideals to live up to their promise in good times or bad, we must not fall victim to our prejudices and must avoid all kinds of rhetoric or threatening behavior that chills or stifles our political dialogue.

Given the unsavory records of Hillary and The Donald, I believe the worst outcome would be for one of them to be elected and be able to claim a mandate. The intentions of the two candidates are completely unfathomable. Talk is cheap; their intention is to “Divide and Conquer.”

We all know there are better people that deserve our respect and could be president. Voter registrations as “no party” and new respectful dialogues at the grassroots will keep them guessing. No pro-forma platforms. We all have a little “green,” “socialist,” and “libertarian” in our blood. Our best choice this election is to vote for anybody but the Democratic or Republican candidates.

George Naylor

Churdan