Poll
Question:
vote
Option 1: i voted
votes: 13
Option 2: i don't vote
votes: 5
vote
Mittens enjoyed my vote yesterday
voted by mail
going out later and voting.
I just got home from voting
dont wanna, but gotta...
#cockthevote
dont cock the vote baby....
voting later today
only for a few things though
Quote from: Andria on November 06, 2012, 08:12:07 AM
I just got home from voting
Did you vote no on the first proposed amendment to the Virginia state constitution?
Quote from: Patsy Stone on November 06, 2012, 09:34:40 AM
Quote from: Andria on November 06, 2012, 08:12:07 AM
I just got home from voting
Did you vote no on the first proposed amendment to the Virginia state constitution?
I do not like eminent domain, especially not for financial gain, so I voted yes on that one. I voted yes on the second too but that was kinda expected.
i did an absentee ballot like a week ago
Quote from: Andria on November 06, 2012, 09:51:40 AM
Quote from: Patsy Stone on November 06, 2012, 09:34:40 AM
Quote from: Andria on November 06, 2012, 08:12:07 AM
I just got home from voting
Did you vote no on the first proposed amendment to the Virginia state constitution?
I do not like eminent domain, especially not for financial gain, so I voted yes on that one. I voted yes on the second too but that was kinda expected.
I liked the idea of the amendment, but I didn't like the language of it; there's too many loopholes. I voted No because the current language is pretty clear.
Can I see who voted for what
I need to know who to purge my respect for
look at this poll, fucking pathetic
Fuck Voting
didn't vote cause i'm gay
and because it's obvious ny was going for obama
and because i didn't feel like being in line for more than 6 minutes (took everyone else an hour or so)
Eh those are sorta acceptable excuses i guess
Couldn't you have gotten a mail-in ballot or smth
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on November 06, 2012, 09:26:50 PM
Eh those are sorta acceptable excuses i guess
Couldn't you have gotten a mail-in ballot or smth
i didn't even know those existed :'(
i would have gone that route
also i didn't know how my nj-history could have affected voting
i'm too disinterested to find out on myself and want someone to give me a reductionistic answer
I didn't vote because I didn't feel that Obama or Romney were suitable candidates for the Presidential throne. If you were not voting for them they're was no real reason to vote.
Also, anyone who believes that voting will cause any significant change in our country is a moron. If the American citizen wasn't so conditioned to not revolt and think living in a police state is alright. A bigger change would of happened if our generation didn't vote and marched to the Capital and petition for real change.
For fuck's sake, we are a laughing stock of the rest of the world... We don't stand up for ourselves at all.
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on November 06, 2012, 09:58:30 PM
I didn't vote because I didn't feel that Obama or Romney were suitable candidates for the Presidential throne. If you were not voting for them they're was no real reason to vote.
QuoteWe don't stand up for ourselves at all.
lmao
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on November 06, 2012, 10:00:25 PM
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on November 06, 2012, 09:58:30 PM
I didn't vote because I didn't feel that Obama or Romney were suitable candidates for the Presidential throne. If you were not voting for them they're was no real reason to vote.
QuoteWe don't stand up for ourselves at all.
lmao
I also live in a very Democratic State and knew Osama, oops I mean Obama already had us.
Clever osama joke
Also if that's the case then you might as well vote for your third party candidate of choice (like I did). If any candidate gets 5% of the popular vote and also run in the next election, they get automatic inclusion on all ballots nationally, and access to federal campaign funding.
Also, someone on facebook put it really well.
QuoteAlright folks, today's the day. And if you're thinking that abstaining from voting makes you seem wizened and realistic, and your neutrality makes you worldly, I must inform you that it does not. It makes you seem like an obstinate and cynical child who, when given choices that he does not like, simply crosses his arms, stamps his foot, and screams "NO! NONE OF THEM!" By abstaining from voting, you are saying that you have not done sufficient research to make an informed decision in your best interests. There is a wealth of information available for you at the click of a google, so don't be a citizen on a temper tantrum. Influence your governance. Vote.
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on November 06, 2012, 10:10:56 PM
Clever osama joke
Also if that's the case then you might as well vote for your third party candidate of choice (like I did). If any candidate gets 5% of the popular vote and also run in the next election, they get automatic inclusion on all ballots nationally, and access to federal campaign funding.
Also, someone on facebook put it really well.
QuoteAlright folks, today's the day. And if you're thinking that abstaining from voting makes you seem wizened and realistic, and your neutrality makes you worldly, I must inform you that it does not. It makes you seem like an obstinate and cynical child who, when given choices that he does not like, simply crosses his arms, stamps his foot, and screams "NO! NONE OF THEM!" By abstaining from voting, you are saying that you have not done sufficient research to make an informed decision in your best interests. There is a wealth of information available for you at the click of a google, so don't be a citizen on a temper tantrum. Influence your governance. Vote.
That's very swell and I enjoyed that. But, I would of voted Libertarian and do you possibly believe a anyone that is not a Democrate or Republican will win?
Majority only sees Red & Blue, and sadly it will always come down to only 2 candidates just because of their party names.
If Ron Paul didn't get trumped by Mitt I would of totally been at the polls today.
Oh cool, I'm talking at a wall.
Nice.
[spoiler](http://imagemacros.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/climb_wall_dicks.jpg)[/spoiler]
ron paul is a crazy racist tho
I laughed
Anyway to address your point, I'd say that this election, no I wouldn't. It was clearly going to Obama or Romney. But parties have risen and fallen in the past. The first step to changing the options we're given is making people aware of all of their options. I didn't really vote for Johnson, I voted for Johnson awareness. By edging him towards that 5%, I was voting to give him a much better shot in the future.
I'd like to see our elections be evenly split by as many parties as it takes to adequately represent all of America's viewpoints, and by voting third party I feel like I'm helping, even if very slightly and gradually, to that end.
That whole "standing up for ourselves" thing? That's not accomplished by abstaining from voting. It's accomplished by voting for a candidate you believe in.
Clinton 2016
Quote from: xXTheHaunted on November 06, 2012, 09:58:30 PM
I didn't vote because I didn't feel that Obama or Romney were suitable candidates for the Presidential throne. If you were not voting for them they're was no real reason to vote.
Also, anyone who believes that voting will cause any significant change in our country is a moron. If the American citizen wasn't so conditioned to not revolt and think living in a police state is alright. A bigger change would of happened if our generation didn't vote and marched to the Capital and petition for real change.
For fuck's sake, we are a laughing stock of the rest of the world... We don't stand up for ourselves at all.
some states legalized gay marriage and marijuana by popular vote today
voting does work when people actually do it and put pressure on people currently holding office
I'm gonna regret that post in the morning.
You guys are right I should of voted. But, I still don't regret not voting. As long as robots and aliums don't take over the Earth everything will be alright sillydood;
[spoiler]I really should be sleeping. I have to go into my office early tomorrow, and I am sick[/spoiler]
Quote from: Sir Popsicle the Sesquipedalian on November 06, 2012, 10:10:56 PM
QuoteAlright folks, today's the day. And if you're thinking that abstaining from voting makes you seem wizened and realistic, and your neutrality makes you worldly, I must inform you that it does not.
wiz·ened /ˈwizənd/
Adjective: Shriveled or wrinkled with age.
Lmao
That bit notwithstanding, I still like that bit
wooo weed and gay marriage in washington
party time
I just don't really care. That's why I don't vote. And I'm not informed on the stuff, but that goes back to the first thing.
Quote from: ilovesloths on November 06, 2012, 11:03:15 PM
wooo weed and gay marriage in washington
party time
Hold onto your butts
wish i had a butt to hang on to