Get Down America! A Reflection on the U.S. Presidential Election
We’re late comers to the establishment of the USA. Napoleon sold the Louisiana Colony to the United States in 1803…28 years after the 13 Colonies declared independence from Britain. Being non-English speakers who became proponents of the Napoleonic Code, our transition to becoming Americans wasn’t easy. Demarcated in 1812, Louisiana became the 18th state in the union. So we entered the democratic experiment.
After 221 years of Louisiana being a part of the experiment, democracy has been increasingly called into question. While the 2nd amendment is being advanced and legislated with more freedoms, the 1st amendment is experiencing set backs.
Millions are being spent to further gerrymandering, the separation of church and state has become blurred, freedom of speech is being suppressed, and the right to peacefully assemble is being reinterpreted.
Our elected officials (in both party’s) are increasingly becoming representatives of a small sector of private interest rather than the public good. Resultantly, the wealth gap widens and with it the polarization between the haves and the have nots. Needless to say, our state has its problems. However, this November we have the opportunity to vote for a Commander in Chief that can give fresh direction to these American states.
His citizenship has been called into question. Yes…he is an illegal alien. It’s not his fault though! The axis of the universe tilted creating an intergalactic portal that forced him onto our planet. Trapped in a world he never made, he’s designed a platform to benefit all Americans. Get Down America and cast your vote for Howard the Duck!
Howard the Duck at an All Night Party campaign rally accompanied by cigar smoking friends Nick Fury, Pip the Troll, Jonathan Jamison, and the Thing.
A proponent of an economic bill of rights, Howard will tackle Insurance Reform, an equitable tax code, regulating price gouging, lowering interest rates, providing free state universities, and increasing wages. In balancing the Federal budget, Howard has an America first approach. Whereas most of the Federal Budget is spent on military, Howard is going to ration a greater percentage to infrastructure, health, education, clean energy, and transportation.
Tired of the two party system? The All-Night Party seems to be a great write in! Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th (6 days away from the publication of this post). On the fence about who to vote for in November? Howard may be our only hope!
If you’ve read this far, thanks for indulging me. Regardless of who you vote for, remember that we’re all humans, we have the same basic needs, all labor has dignity, life is sacred and we should treat each other accordingly. Someone’s candidate is going to win, and someone’s candidate is going to lose. Independents like myself just want the greater good. If your party doesn't win it’s not the end of the world. Let’s look at to the things that bind us together rather than what separates us.
I love and appreciate ya’ll regardless of party affiliation!
Eric Gabourel
Howard the Duck collectors item
In 1967 Howard the Duck creator Steve Gerber ran a fictitious presidential campaign for Howard in Marvel Comics. Marvel sold campaign buttons. The buttons have become collectors item for fans of the genre.