Let's Talk Politics...

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GeekyGoddess

I vote. Can't sit around and complain about politics if you don't, lol!

purpleblaze

yes..last time i voted it was the for the legalise marijuana party here in NZ the others can go jump off the corporation bull****e ship

turbofuzz77

yes i vote....ron paul should have gotten the nomination...hes the only one that made any sense!!

dinoskycm

I voted in 2008, but I am not sure if I'm voting this year. I haven't figured out where I stand with each candidate. Still doing my research.

LittleMiss_WillLoseIt

I am most definitely a voter! I agree that you shouldn't complain about any political matter if you choose not to vote!

RaeLB

Yes! I think it is very important to take part in electing someone to "represent" you. The quotation marks are there for a reason :huh: ...but we won't get into that.

AlexandraLynch

I vote, I am politically active, and I believe voting should, like filing taxes, be compulsory.

I also think we should have instant runoffs and get rid of the electoral college, and that Citizens United needs to be overturned, but that's a whole other blogging site. (grin)

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

I'm a political science major, of course I vote! Actually, this is going to be the first year that I'm eligible to vote, so that's pretty exciting. I'm also trying to "persuade" my friends to vote with me. I guess that's a positive kind of peer pressure?

126siany

Yes, consistently.

Ruger2506

I used to vote. However this election will be the biggest Douche vs. Turd in history. So I think I will sit this one out. I don't think the results will matter.

joecollins9385

im registered but probably wont vote because i care so little about politics

bikinibeliever

I vote.....but I never talk politics. :noway:

KaleidoscopeEyes1056

I vote, I am politically active, and I believe voting should, like filing taxes, be compulsory.

I also think we should have instant runoffs and get rid of the electoral college, and that Citizens United needs to be overturned, but that's a whole other blogging site. (grin)

^I like you.

I hate the fact that the US still has the Electoral College. It's just very antiquated. I can see the use for it when the political system was being set up, mostly because the masses of people didn't have the same access to information that we have now. I think it needs to go.

gracieabem

I vote and like to be politically aware of what is going on around me, but I will admit that I am often left feeling a bit let down on the quality of candidates that I can choose from. I'm from Australia. We have compulsory voting. I do wonder if we didn't have compulsory voting, whether our representatives would have to work harder to actually gain our votes. It's something I've pondered on for a while.

Edit - there just seems to be a lot of safe seats and not a lot of addressing important issues. I guess I'd like to see some more grass-roots campaigning. If seats weren't safe because of compulsory voting and people just voting because they have to, would politicians have to work harder to earn their seat?

zyxst

I'm not allowed to vote.

smantha32

I vote. Can't sit around and complain about politics if you don't, lol!

Same here. :happy:

irishchick874

Yup I vote. Don't know what the hell I am going to do this time around. Not so happy with my options.:grumble:

126siany

I'm not allowed to vote.

Why is that?

RaeLB

I used to vote. However this election will be the biggest Douche vs. Turd in history. So I think I will sit this one out. I don't think the results will matter.

Forgive me, I am not that knowledgeable about the American political system. But it always seems to me that only Reps & Dems are represented. When independent leaders get into the House, Senate, whatever do they have any impact?

Where I live, the parties I vote for (I sway between two) never win the federal election. However, they bring a lot of opposition power that keeps the elected party from just pushing their own agenda.

Do the elected independent leaders make any difference?

Ruger2506

Do the elected independent leaders make any difference?

In short.....NO. Over here it is MONEY that makes the difference.

This big thing is one party really cares about the selfish rich. The other party cares about the lazy poor. The majority of us in the middle get left out on our own to do the best we can.

zyxst

I'm not allowed to vote.

Why is that?

Residency issues. I haven't lived in the U.S. in 10 years, so I can't vote there, and Canadian permanent residents can't vote in Canada.

jcstanton

I vote. I already know which way I will be voting in November. I am not really happy with either choice, but my only other options are to write in a vote (which would be a waste of my vote, since the person I write in wouldn't have a snowball's chance) or not vote at all (which isn't really an option at all in my book). So, that being said, I will be going with the candidate who most closely "represents" my opinions/thoughts on the matters at hand. Like someone else has said, it won't really matter one way or the other anyway. There is too much opposition about everything in this country, not just between the politicians, but between friends and neighbors, as well.

wheezybreezy

I vote. I already know which way I will be voting in November. I am not really happy with either choice, but my only other options are to write in a vote (which would be a waste of my vote, since the person I write in wouldn't have a snowball's chance) or not vote at all (which isn't really an option at all in my book). So, that being said, I will be going with the candidate who most closely "represents" my opinions/thoughts on the matters at hand. Like someone else has said, it won't really matter one way or the other anyway. There is too much opposition about everything in this country, not just between the politicians, but between friends and neighbors, as well.

I concur!! But yes, I will vote.

kddruckenmiller

I'll be honest and say I haven't yet because I didn't care about politics the way I should until recently. I want to vote this year but am really torn as I don't particularly care for either candidate. What to do?

I'll probably write in my vote; won't make a difference but at least I tried.

DaisyHamilton

I was going to say that this thread would be closed in minutes if it were really on politics :laugh:
This will be my first year being able to vote. If I can get an absentee ballot, I'm voting.

zgochenour

I study politics for a living, and I don't vote.

jppd47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efKguI0NFek

DaisyHamilton

yes i vote....ron paul should have gotten the nomination...hes the only one that made any sense!!

I completely agree!

TooTatToTrot

I'm a college student; Business, Political Science and Spanish are my majors and I plan on going to law school. And I really enjoy my pell grants.

So yep, i'm voting

RaeLB

I study politics for a living, and I don't vote.

May I ask why?... if you're comfortable sharing.