Pro-Freedom and Transparency

As I'm sure the vast majority of the world is probably aware by now, Donald Trump is the president of the United States. I did not vote for him, nor did I vote for Hillary. I voted third party. Now, I know what you are gonna say. "Voting third party is like not voting. You're throwing away your vote." I acknowledge that a third party candidate will likely never win an election, so long as this stigma is still present. I voted third party, not because I wanted to waste a vote, but because I actually liked the candidate and the message they had.

Frankly, there was no candidate that supported all of my views. Generally, in each election cycle, I find that I only agree with most candidates on about 50% of the issues. My view is Pro-Freedom, at least in the social issues department. I feel that we as Americans should have allowed to us the maximum freedom, so long as it does not directly affect the freedom of others. How far this extends, is unknown. Clearly, shooting someone in the middle of time square would not be legal because it infringes on the inalienable Rights of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

So because I realize that you can't have a president that legalizes everything, the next best thing is transparency. Transparency how I define it would be someone who is honest, clear, open, non-secretive and does not have a hidden agenda. Because of this, I did not feel comfortable voting for either candidate of the major parties. Hillary was not always direct or honest and seemed to have a secret agenda, though she did seem very open to listening and working with others. Trump on the other had was very direct and forward but often spoke of topics in a vague way without giving too much information has to how a play would get carried through to fruition.

Because of this, neither candidate inspired me enough to gain their support. I can't say that Jill Stein or Gary Johnson were too much better, but they were at least direct and honest with what they wanted and how they planned to get there. There were no great options this election cycle... Well, except Bernie. I really wanted Bernie. I really wanted Ron Paul in  2008 and 2012. I liked these men because they were both intelligent, inspiring individuals who did what they said and were direct honest people. Both were willing to call out corruption where they saw it, and both were more concerned about getting their message out than winning the general election.

But that is in the past now. It's time to allow Trump the opportunity to prove himself. And if it does go poorly, perhaps another inspirational leader will emerge with enough momentum to take the throne that is the presidency.