I will not vote for Biden, but I will cast my vote for him.

This November, millions of Americans will be voting for the next President of the United States. It is no secret that I am neither on Team Biden nor Trump. If you follow my blog and IG stories, you already know that my perspectives align not with a single political party; however, I fluidly align based on what I believe is fair, lawful, and mindful of civility and humanity on topics and issues. I tend to lean towards the traditional Republicans when it comes to fiscal responsibilities of our government while leaning towards the traditional Democrats when it comes to social issues. One thing I will not shed in my perspective on governing and political philosophies is that law and order are required for civility.

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Just to make it clear, I don't identify today's Republicans and Democrats to be traditional. Both parties are polarized and damaging to this nation. 

When Targets and Vons stores of our society have to lock up razors, detergents, shaving cream, toothbrushes, and shampoo due to rampant theft and lack of policing, we don't live in civility. When a call to the police in a populated city such as Los Angeles can take over two hours to be answered and an additional three hours to dispatch due to rampant crimes, it isn't dramatic to describe the city as out of order. When we have tens of thousands of homeless people without access to running water, toilets, clothes, shelter, food, and medical care, it isn't far-fetching to describe the situation as inhumane. We live in a state of chaos. 

I agree that President Biden should retire from politics. He will be 82 years old this November. In that sense, I think former President Trump should also retire from politics. He will be 78 years old in a couple of months, in June. Neither of them makes a good presidential candidate with their age. After all, it is a very demanding and grueling job. A great leader knows when to step down. 

I'm sure it isn't easy for President Biden to step down. Who will be the next presidential candidate for the Democrats? Governor Newsom of California? I once wrote that I would never vote for him. Never say never because I will vote for him if the other candidate is former President Trump. It isn't because I suddenly think Governor Newsom's political agenda best fits this nation. My perspective that his politics often align with vanity rather than with intentions hasn't changed. It isn't that I would be voting for Newsom, but one hundred percent would be voting against former President Trump.

And that is how I will be voting this November. I will not be voting for Biden, but I will cast my vote for President Biden so that I will be voting against former President Trump. It is that simple because I cannot idyllically watch a man who can only be described as a chauvinist, racist, and bully to become the 47th President of the United States. After reading former President Trump's interview with TIME published this week, I can honestly say that his perspectives are not founded on principles, facts, or intelligence but on whatever he thinks will yield him absolute power.

He is a dangerous man, not because he is intelligent and evil. He is a dangerous man because he will shed civility, humanity, and decency without care to satisfy his greed for absolute power. Former President Trump will not define individuals who are unlawfully in this nation as civilians. Just because an individual may have unlawfully entered and resided in this nation, doesn't mean that they are not civilians. A civilian is defined as a person who is not a member of the armed forces or a person engaged in hostilities. 

In his interview with TIME, former President Trump is willing to override the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which prohibits the use of military force on civilians, to deport millions of unlawful residents and migrants because he doesn't consider them civilians. Just because they may have unlawfully entered and resided in this nation does not mean that they are engaged in hostilities. While I support that we need to enforce federal immigration law and its penalties, overriding the Posse Comitatus Act and categorizing unlawful residents as non-civilians set dangerous precedents. As much as I support that we need to better police our borders and immigration, there is a line that we should not cross for humanity and decency.

Just to clarify, the wall is a stupid idea. The land distance between the U.S. and Mexico border is nearly 2,000 miles, stretching through four states: California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The realities of building a 2000-mile-long wall are slim to none due to the cost and time. I am, however, confident that enforcement of unlawful entry and residency will deter unlawful immigration. 

I'm not going to state that President Biden was a great President. He had his moments, but I also don't agree with some of his agendas such as forgiving student loans and continuous support for Israel. While I supported Israel's counter-attack on Hamas and thus into Gaza when Israel was first attacked, enough is enough now.

He is neither the perfect nor best candidate for the job, but he isn't outright dangerous. President Biden isn't hinting at violence if he doesn't win the election. He doesn't think it is okay for the states to monitor pregnant women. His supporters aren't plotting to override the Constitution to have him serve a third term as the president should he be elected this November. He isn't threatening to force the Department of Justice to prosecute individuals at his will and fire those who will not comply with his demands.

I am not voting for President Biden because I like him. We certainly don't align on many topics and issues; however, he is the only choice if we are to maintain some sort of civility, humanity, and decency as a nation.