{"id":41073,"date":"2018-09-24T23:57:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T03:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41073"},"modified":"2018-09-25T00:29:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T04:29:28","slug":"take-responsibility-get-out-the-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/take-responsibility-get-out-the-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Responsibility and Get Out the Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are 43 days until the Election Day that might be the most important one of our lives. We need to flip the House blue<\/a> to save our democracy. If we don’t, the Republican party — which has no consistent belief system <\/a>aside from opportunism — is going to continue to deprive most of us of our rights<\/a>, opportunities<\/a>, health<\/a>, environment<\/a>, and decency<\/a> in order to concentrate power in the hands of a few billionaires<\/a> and their lackeys<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Republicans are way beyond hypocrisy, which Merriam-Webster defines as “the quality of acting in a way that goes against claimed beliefs or feelings.<\/span>” Paul Krugman opted for the term “bad faith<\/a>” in the New York Times last week. As he pointed out, “bad faith” is a legal term meaning “intentional dishonest act by not fulfilling legal or contractual obligations, misleading another, entering into an agreement without the intention or means to fulfill it, or violating basic standards of honesty in dealing with others.<\/span>” “Bad faith” is not simply “do as I say, not as I do.” It’s a deliberate plan to harm.<\/p>\n

We are all responsible for what happens next, and we all need to take action. If you haven’t done anything yet, it’s not too late. In fact, this is your moment! Person-to-person interaction is the best way to get out the vote. Here are a few options:<\/p>\n