E70 - 2024 Presidential Election - Beyond Bars: A Guide to Voting

Beyond Bars: A Guide to Voting in the 2024 Presidential Election

In this episode of 'A Prisoner's Pardon Podcasts,' host Michi J. discusses the importance of the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Michi emphasizes three key steps to making an informed decision: thorough research of candidate policies, seeking divine guidance through prayer, and the act of voting. Special attention is given to former inmates on maintaining their freedom and healthy relationships while navigating a divisive political atmosphere. Michi offers advice on how to stay positive and engaged even if they can't vote, stressing the significance of focusing on personal well-being and contributing to a peaceful community.

00:00 Introduction and Election Overview

00:54 How to Win the 2024 Presidential Election

01:23 The Importance of Research

03:41 Seeking Guidance from God

05:35 The Act of Voting

06:48 Maintaining a Positive Attitude

08:24 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

11:13 Conclusion and Farewell

Episode Transcript

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Hello everyone.
And welcome to a prisoners part inpodcasts with me, your hosts, Michi, J.
What an incredible week we are going into,this is the week of November the fourth.
To Morrow, which is Tuesday,we will be voting for the next

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president of the United States.
This will be the 2024presidential election.
And I know like many of you.
We are ready for it in.
Plus we want to win.
So I want to talk to you about how towin the 20, 24 presidential election.

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How do you do that?
You do it.
Three ways.
One, you do your research.
Too.
You talk to God and pray to God.
With that information on how to vote.
And three, your vote.
Okay, let's get into this.

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Doing your research is number one.
This is so important because.
How would, you know,What you working with?
Unless you do your research.
You look at the policiesand the platforms.
And you see what thecandidate is talking about.

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In what they want.
And you also make sure youcheck your platform and your
policies as say this because.
You may.
Be one of those who havejust come out of jail.
One is stay out or you've beenout a while and want to stay out.
It doesn't matter.

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One of your policieswould be staying that way.
You have to maintain your freedom.
the atmosphere is toxic.
And it has gotten many people in trouble.
They are committing crimes like.
Voter fraud.
Going on to people'sproperty in destroying it.

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And also they are getting into heatedarguments, which leads to fight.
All of these are felonies.
Which can lead you right back to jail.
Another policy would be two.
Keep healthy relationships.
You want to not wreck therelationships you've already.

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Fixed Talking politics can easily.
Mess up that relationship, especiallyin its environment of canceling
people, this cancer culture.
Where.
We have families, not evenspeaking because of this.
so remember your policiesand your own platforms.

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Is to not.
Be triggered and fall into atrap and end up back in jail.
So that's a research, again, check theplatforms and policies of the candidate.
As well as your own.
Policies as well in line things up.

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And make sure.
That you're looking at everythingand gathered all the information.
Number two is talking with God.
That is praying and talkingto him about how to vote.
Okay, this is part of theprocess for believers.
In that is always bringingeverything to God and asking for.

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What he would like.
You to do.
I know some people may not believe in God,how you process things will be different.
But this is still partof the principles of.
How to win an election is doingyour research and actually going
back and looking at that researchfor those who believe in God.

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And understand that you belong to himand you want him involved in everything.
This is the time where you wouldbring that information to him.
And ask Ken.
For help on deciding what to do.
We should be doing that because.
Is so much deception.
It's very hard to know whatis true and what is not.

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Honestly, praying.
And going to God andasking him to help you.
Look over this informationand come to the truth.
If you honestly ask him.
He will lead you to the truth.
And we need God more than anythingright now, . Because it is so many lies.

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Going to God's word.
He talks about this.
It's in Proverbs chapter three, verse six.
It says in all thy ways acknowledgehim and he shall direct thy paths.
So in this situation here.
You can change the word paths to volt.

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And it was say, and heshell direct die vote.
This leads us to the last item, which is.
The vote.
Now we already talked aboutone, doing your research.
Two.
Going to God and having him direct you.

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And now three is the vote.
Now I understand a lot of peoplethat have gotten out of prison.
Have not received back their rights tovote because they're still on paper.
I know from talking to some of them,some of them do feel upset about
it, or just a little sad about it.

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But I have found someone who actually.
Is still looking at the positive sideand this is the best way to look at it.
He was focusing on.
Being thankful because he understood,it was only by the grace of God
that he was out in the first place.
To actually focus on somethingthat he could not do yet.

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Was something foolishand he understood that.
It's so many times that we, ashumans, we focus on what we don't
have instead of being thankfuland appreciating what we do have.
So I say this to say, This is anexcellent way to look at this.
If you do not have the rights to vote yetto really just look at all the things you.

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I have and be thankful and beappreciative for it because this will
give you the bright attitude and willkeep you from having this hostile.
Temperament which can lead you.
Into trouble.
You can easily get triggered inthis environment now because it's
very divisive and very hostile.

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A good way of thinking about this.
When someone is talking to youabout voting and you cannot vote.
Talk to them about.
Hey, I'm just thankful on my out.
And . That you are voting,you're voting for yourself.
Remember your own campaign,to keep your head straight.

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Don't get triggered, , bythis environment.
Remember why you are out, you areout to help your family, keep your
family together, keep your freedom andget to all the dreams that you had.
So Volvo for that.
Think about that's whatyou casting your vote for.

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Also just, even if you can't vote.
You still need to know what'sgoing on because people will
bring up these conversations.
And you really should be involvedin, this is how you can be involved,
even though you don't vote.
Now we went over all.
The steps one, do your research to.

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Take that research and pray.
In acts God, how to vote, howto look at these things too.
Get through the lies.
And three.
Votes.
Again, if you can't vote physically,make sure you vote for yourself because
you are elected in your own family.

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To keep the peace to keep unity.
Making sure your familyis taken care of . Secure.
These are all things that you shouldtake into account in your own family.
And this is why you need tobe looking at these policies.
In both of these candidates.
Going to God about it and praying.
To God on which way to take, andalso just praying for each of the

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candidates and praying for our wholecountry, because this is where we live.
Pray for.
Piece that there's no violence.
Because right now, It is very hostile,very toxic and very, very divisive.
Come out.
In be the peacemakers.

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Show the character that youhave, it doesn't matter if
you've been locked up or not.
Because we see people coming outand act in light, complete fools.
And they've never stepped foot ina jail before, but to see them now,
you're wondering how did they escape it?
When you hear this divisiverhetoric, pray for these people.

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And understand that theydon't understand that they are
contributing to the violence.
You bring in the piece, you pray for it.
No.
This isn't a Storic moment.
We are voting for.
The president of the United States, whichis the leader of the free world, but.

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We know it's God who puts inplace leaders and take some down.
Just look at Romans 13.
It says, ,. Let every soul besubject unto the higher powers.
For there is no power, but of God.
The powers that be.
Are ordained of God.

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It means.
He is in charge.
He is the one that puts people in place.
It also means he has a plan.
And he's going according to plan.
Now.
don't think that your vote doesn'tcount because you still play a part,
even though you're not in charge.

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In this goals for everyone everyone willgive an account of what they've done.
That includes each and every leader.
Well, that's it for today.
Thank you for listening.
And may you have a weakfield with blessings?