None of the Above: Why 2008 Is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote

by Joseph Farah

The choices put before us this year by the two major parties make George Bush look like George Washington by comparison - especially with regard to the Constitution.It is because of my strong belief in the Constitution that I am urging Americans this year not to vote for either major-party candidate - because neither Barack Obama nor John McCain understand, appreciate and revere the charter that serves as the very basis for our unique form of government.It's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935071017
• ISBN13: 9781935071013
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: WND Books
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Saying that rejecting the two party system will further American civil rights

"None of the Above: Why 2008 Is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote" comes at voting readers with a powerful political message - that sometimes the best choice is to not make one. Saying that rejecting the two party system will further American civil rights, help purge corruption, and other benefits, that a revolt of this magnitude is needed to put America on the right track, not a Democrat or Republican in the White House. "None of the Above" offers a new and fresh message, food for thought for anyone who is sure of who they are going to vote for in November.

None of The Above: Why 2008 Is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote

I recommend this book to anyone who intends to vote 2008. I'd say it's about time we practice NOTA and get it recognized as a legitimate vote.

It's how I'm voting!!

The title of Joseph Farah's None of the Above, Why 2008 is the Year to Cast the Ultimate Protest Vote, sums up my own feelings about the direction of our government and the upcoming election. Like many, I've been unhappy with the choices offered to us voters in the past. I've done the "plug my nose and vote for the lesser of two evils" ballot. In the primary here in California this spring, the field was pretty limited by the time the elections arrived. My original choice was, of course, long gone. For the first time, in over 30 years of voting, I found myself with nobody to support in the primary. However, I had such an aversion to the frontrunner I found myself voting for a candidate I actively disliked, disapproved of and would have never voted for in the general election. I regretted it as soon as I finished casting the ballot. I've always, and I mean always, taken voting very seriously; read up on the candidates, and supported who I felt the best person for the job would be. I promised myself that I'd never vote for someone again, unless I believed they were the best we had to offer. Farah's book caught my eye with the title; since that's just the way I've been feeling about the upcoming election. The book addresses the authors' belief that now is the time for radical and revolutionary thinking. That when we chose "the lesser of two evils", this means that we are still participating in something "evil". Farah reminds us that we won't get the Constitutional government our founding fathers fought for, if we don't demand it. The Constitution of our country is an amazing document, but we've allowed all three branches of government to gut it and render it irrelevant. Patrick Henry said, "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests." This document was to limit the power that government had over our lives, not allow it to be our nanny. We were to be self-governing, and yet we've allowed ourselves to be convinced that all our dreams can come true if we put our faith in our leaders. As Farah says, "dependency of government is the opposite of freedom and responsibility. In the long term, it means tyranny and slavery." None of the Above makes compelling arguments, which any American can readily understand. The authors love of this country and the freedoms enumerated in the Constitution are obviously of the utmost importance to him. Farah also is a Christian, and his faith is an integral part of his thesis. He uses Biblical reference throughout and refers often to his own beliefs. This type of theologically driven ideology may detract from his thesis in the minds of some readers. It might be easier for a reader who has a different or no religious background to discount the book as a whole, instead of realizing that the ideas contained within the book are relevant to all Americans, religious or not. I

Good expose

The Author gives a good reading as to why, for conservatives, neither candidate is worthy of our votes. We need a Jimmy Carter i.e. a disgrace in this case Obama before we can get a new Reagan. McCain despite the fact that he is a hero and a patriot is not the man either. McCain holds to far too many neocon positions and he can not be trusted to appoint good judges. He did vote to confirm Ruth Ginsburg the head of the ACLU to the bar back in the 90's. This is the year to vote third party.

It's not enough to just hold your nose this year.

I have voted in every election since I turned 18 in the 70's. As a patriotic American I consider voting to be both an honor and an obligation, but it's hard to get past the awful choices being presented to us this year. Obama? McCain? Edwards? Clinton? On what planet are these the best candidates we can find in a time of such great danger to this country? Surely we can do better. And that's Joseph Farah's point. It's time for those of us who care about the United States to withdraw from this insanity, and to let the horrors of a McCain or Obama presidency run their course. Perhaps then more millions of us will come to our senses and demand something better. In "None of the Above," Joseph Farah presents a compelling case for sitting this one out. "Want change? Don't vote!" may be a tagline that goes against the grain for many of us, but the alternatives being offered by the two major parties are just too dismal to contemplate and should no longer be tolerated.