There have been quite a few heated political discussions and debates going on all over the Blogosphere in recent weeks. I even got roped into one, but have since deleted my post taking the Rev. Wright to task. Actually, I am posting this one after reading about a very different idea, one that I have been hearing more frequently in the Independent realm. It appears to be gathering steam and could be a boycott of historical proportions if it could actually work. (I doubt it can.)

Now in the past, I have mentioned my affiliation with the Libertarian Party and my disgust with all things big-government. That is why I was fascinated after reading about the controversial programs ‘Don’t Vote in 2008,’ ‘Don’t Vote, Play the Lottery Instead,’ ‘Friends Don’t Let Friends Vote,’ and ‘Don’t Vote (Think).’ They all have great slogans for sure.

Apparently, these movements have been created to give people a logical alternative to choosing between the “lesser of the two evils” that will be presented by their respective parties. If you are like me and fail to find anything personally inspiring from any of these candidates, AND you can’t bring yourself to do what we all did in the last election, then these “Don’t Vote” organizations say simply, "DON'T!" One states, “Imagine the message that would send to Washington D.C. and the world if we didn’t elect one of these candidates?”

However, the problem with this is that we still have to get the current guy out, so what happens next I’m not sure. Still, it is an inviting alternative to voting for the current choices. Some experts stated early on that this election would bring out a record number of voters, but wouldn’t it be shocking if the opposite ends up being true. All I can say is that if the current campaign hostilities continue many people may bow out of participating in the charade that is becoming the 2008 presidential race. We just had 2 previous charades in 8 years, so it shouldn’t be too surprising.

Personally, I’m all for the spirit of this concept, but I don’t think it will have any impact on the election. Like it or not, we're stuck with one of these candidiates. Still, whoever thought that NOT voting would be a welcome alternative in America? I guess we can thank the U.S. Government for that. Maybe I'll go to church on election day. At least then I'll know I'm not wasting my time.