Writes Deb Tiedemann: “Thank you for your website. Because of you and your columnists, specifically Jeff Knaebel, I am–for the first time–making conscious decisions not to participate in this corrupt, evil system of government perpetuated in these United States. Here in Washington state, the primary ballots were due by August 19th. Never before have I made a decision NOT to vote, and I told my friends exactly why: (1) I do not ‘need’ anyone to run my life for me…no mayor, no governor, no president. I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself, thank you. (2) The political system has become so corrupted that it is not worth salvaging, anyway.”