Election Option for 2016

If you can't or won't vote for Clinton or Trump what should you do? (Actually on second thought this is aimed at those who would otherwise be democratic candidate supporters).  One should vote because there are many candidates down the ballot that deserve support; so vote.  For President, one could vote Green or Libertarian.  My suggestion would be to write-in Senator Bernie Sanders.  He will still be around after the election and has a greater chance of effecting change than either Johnson or Stein.  If Clinton wins (which appears likely) my guess is she will push Sanders aside.  He could be the choice to replace Harry Reid as Minority Leader of the Senate; Reid is retiring at the end of this January and Sanders could be a replacement.  If the democrats can manage to re-take the Senate or even win 50 seats (a tie) then the Minority Leader become the Majority Leader and will replace Mitch McConnell.  Unfortunately "Billary" has already made it known that she/he will pick Senator Chuck Schemer of NY for that post, further marginalizing Sanders.  Clinton has already shunned Sanders and his supporters by her pick of Kaine as her VP and I believe some promise was made with Sanders-a cabinet post maybe-to keep him in line and supporting the ticket until after the election. Whatever promise was made to Sanders before the convention will after the election be "shit-canned" and he and his ideas will be ignored for the next four years.  Thus, getting to my point, a write in for Sanders will make an impression on Clinton and her team that his supporters will not stay in line if Sanders is ignored.  

Elections

I hope after this election is over we quit telling other countries how to run their elections.  I know Winston Churchill once said "Democracy is the worse form of government, except for all others".  If this election goes any longer, it will give reason to call into question the wisdom of that old English statesman.

Thought for the day Oct 10, 2016

People do not want to be educated, they want to be entertained.  Think about the ancient Romans and pitting Gladiators against each other to fight to the death.  All for the entertainment of the Roman citizens.  Think of our devotion to the sports of every season and the television programs with violence and sex 24/7; it's entertainment that is the key, and that applies to our election process for President.  It would seem Donald Trump understands that and he just might be proven correct on November 8th. (God forbid).

Supreme Court Nominee

President Obama noted that not since the Civil War has the Congress refused to confirm a Supreme Court justice.  Now the Obama appointee-in case you have forgotten- is Merrick B. Garland. It will be interesting to see what Congress will do once the election is over.  If Trump wins they will refuse to confirm guessing they will get a more right wing nominee from Trump and if Clinton wins that will jump on Garland figuring Clinton will nominate a more left wing judge.
Update:  The MSNBC post on Facebook was; "The last time a Supreme Court seat was kept vacant through Election Day was in 1864.  At the height of the Civil War. So, this isn't about precedent.  This is about the obstruction of a broken Republican-led Congress". On Facebook on Oct 9, 2016