NEXT TUESDAY YOU CAN'T!

"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God." (Romans 13:1)

Tuesday, June 25 is the date in Massachusetts for the special election for U.S. Senator.

News reports indicate that this is not on many people's "radar" this month. The media is saying that the Bruins being in the Stanley Cup Finals and the Whitey Bulger trial, as well as the recent news stories about Aaron Hernandez are taking up everybody's attention and nobody seems to know or care that there's a special election for U.S. Senate next Tuesday. Turnout is expected to be very, very low. Seemingly, "nobody cares". I think that's sad.

Now, some of you know I tend to be quite a "news junkie" and in my past I've been quite a "political junkie". I admit that I'm much less interested in politics than I used to be. I think evangelical Christians frankly got too involved in politics during the past twenty years and a lot of our priorities have become quite skewed. Nevertheless, if you're a registered voter, it's very important for you to do your civic duty and get out and vote on Tuesday!

Now, there are some people you can't vote for on Tuesday! You can't vote for Democrat Stephen Lynch, for instance. He was beaten by Ed Markey in the Democrat primary a few weeks ago. It's too bad. Stephen Lynch is an outstanding man. He was probably the best qualified and most desirable candidate for Senate in this "go round". More people should have gotten out and voted for Stephen Lynch in the primary. They didn't, so (sadly) he is not available. You also can't vote for Republican Scott Brown. I think it's both a tragedy and a travesty that he only was able to serve as U.S. Senator for a couple of years. Scott Brown got a lot of votes and a lot of support last time, but alas, not enough people got out and voted for Scott Brown so he lost to Elizabeth Warren. Scott Brown could have run for Senator this time, but he and his wonderful family are kind of "spent" from all their hard work and campaigning over the past few years. They decided to just "sit this one out" and I'm disappointed but I can't blame them. Not enough people "stepped up" when Scott and his family really needed them to.

You do have the opportunity to vote for either Democrat Ed Markey or Republican Gabriel Gomez on Tuesday. I know. Neither candidate is perfect. In fact, each candidate has some drawbacks, and I think that's a lot of why this election does not have people fired up. Even so, I think Gabriel Gomez is the better of the two, and despite the fact that he is considered quite a "long shot", I fully intend to vote for Gabriel Gomez on Tuesday. Gomez endorsed President Obama and voted for him in 2008; that has a lot of Republicans upset about him. He is a big supporter of the Second Amendment,and that has a lot of Democrats upset about him. Despite these matters, Gomez has brings a lot of impressive "stuff" to the table! His parents are immigrants from Colombia. Gabriel Gomez speaks fluent Spanish and fluent English and is absolutely "in touch" with the feelings and needs of Hispanic voters and immigrants from all countries. Gomez has an outstanding military record. He is both a former U.S. Navy Seal and a former U.S. Navy Pilot. He's well educated, and a very successful businessman.

You can't vote for Stephen Lynch or Scott Brown on Tuesday, but you can do your civic duty and come out and vote on Tuesday! I'd love to see the Massachusetts voters prove the "experts" wrong and come out to vote in large numbers on Tuesday! Won't you join me?