what we have seen

"By their fruits you will know them."  Jesus

What we have seen when Republicans have been in control of government, has been...'

The De-Regulation of Business, allowing for corruption, exploitation, manipulation,
     price gouging, fraud, quick money grabs at the expense of the public and the
     waste and destruction of our natural resources, claiming corporations to be
     people, so they can further manipulate the system toward their gain at the
     expense of everyone else.

The Regulation of people's own bodies, love lives and religious practices.

The gerrymandering and voter suppression aimed at keeping them in power, while
     taking away civil voter rights that were fought for and established in the past for
     those who are brown and black particularly, who would likely not vote for them.

The slashing of programs for the most vulnerable in the nation they represent (food
     programs, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, schools, infrastructure, etc.), while
     doing all they can to also slash any taxes paid by the most powerful and wealthy
     among us, adding to our deficit while claiming to be the fiscally responsible ones.

The obstruction of positive legislation and movement for the sake of nation, so that
     they could hurt this President, playing political games to hurt him and those who
     voted for him, rather than genuinely govern...  Shutting down government and
     holding our nation back purposefully to gain leverage... stonewalling appointments
     to government positions, refusing to allow legislation come to the floor for votes
     and leaving DC for breaks without accomplishing necessary actions.

The getting into or creating of ANY war possible, to make lots of money for the
     military industrial complex, oil companies and para-military contractors, at the
     price of the blood of our own soldiers, the blood of the residents in those lands,
     the fiscal strain it produces for our nation and the cost of peace and security in
     the world.

The fear-mongering blatantly exaggerated on their propaganda networks on both
     TV and Radio, aimed at getting people to fearfully give control over to them,
     along with the misinformation and blatant LIES about the President, Democrats,
     progressives, leaders of other nations, the economy, ACA, immigration and
     immigrants, ISIS, Ebola, other candidates, people of other faiths or no faith,
     the LGBT community and anyone not them...

And yet, some are still gullible enough to be so easily duped that they will support
     these folks and vote for them.

How about you?  Will your apathy, complacency, bitterness, prejudice, bigotry,
    selfishness or ignorance allow you to either not vote at all, or for vote for people
    who do things like this?  VOTE for ANYONE else, who will not do these things...

Pastor Jamie