shropshire 0 #26 November 4, 2008 Quote Quote Quote If Bob Barr won Idaho, he should get 3 electoral votes out of it. Blues, Dave why only 3? you trying to disenfranchise the voters of idaho. My bad...I thought Idaho only had 3, not 4. The parts I visit most frequently are less densely populated than Montana. Blues, Dave Is that because they see you coming and go hide? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #27 November 4, 2008 so you must be visiting the good parts of idaho. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #28 November 4, 2008 Quote Voted last week. I like the ritual and the exercise of voting. Would have preferred to have not had the wait: 4h20min in downtown Atlanta. This part bothers me. When I see people waiting hours in line, or facing the prospect of not being able to vote before the polls are supposed to close, I want to know how this happened. Counties may be strapped for cash, but there should be adequete capacity to allow people to vote. I wouldn't wait 4 hours, or even 1 hour, and that seems like a very effective disenfranchising technique. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #29 November 5, 2008 Quote so you must be visiting the good parts of idaho. HEY!!! "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #30 November 5, 2008 without that bridge, you're the same as us, wind and fucking tumbleweeds. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sky722 0 #31 November 5, 2008 well it looks like we may be paying more taxes, so those on welfare can get a raise Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #32 November 5, 2008 Quote well it looks like we may be paying more taxes, so those on welfare can get a raise On the other hand, congrats on earning such a great income that you can afford your fair share. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #33 November 5, 2008 QuoteQuote Voted last week. I like the ritual and the exercise of voting. Would have preferred to have not had the wait: 4h20min in downtown Atlanta. This part bothers me. When I see people waiting hours in line, or facing the prospect of not being able to vote before the polls are supposed to close, I want to know how this happened. Counties may be strapped for cash, but there should be adequete capacity to allow people to vote. I wouldn't wait 4 hours, or even 1 hour, and that seems like a very effective disenfranchising technique. Concur that as a single data point it is something that may be worth investigating and exploring w/r/t exactly the implicit disenfrachisement that you suggest. More questions than answers: is this a largely urban phenomenon or rural as well? Is it Georgia specific? E.g., as a counter-example, when I voted in south central Los Angeles in the 1990s, I didn't have similar waits. VR/Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #34 November 5, 2008 So did I (vote for America) . Where there is a melting pot of races, beliefs and cultures. Where the people are supposed to be heard and treated equally. Maybe now I can start to love this country as I once did when Clinton was President. Go Obama!!!Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #35 November 5, 2008 Quote Concur that as a single data point it is something that may be worth investigating and exploring w/r/t exactly the implicit disenfrachisement that you suggest. More questions than answers: is this a largely urban phenomenon or rural as well? Is it Georgia specific? E.g., as a counter-example, when I voted in south central Los Angeles in the 1990s, I didn't have similar waits. VR/Marg We had some problems here in VA. In Chesapeake there was a precinct that reported a 6-7 hour wait. Some of it was equipment related, some because of wet ballots getting stuck in optical scanners. I'm still in awe that we're dealing with these issues in 2008. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #36 November 5, 2008 Quote We had some problems here in VA. In Chesapeake there was a precinct that reported a 6-7 hour wait. Some of it was equipment related, some because of wet ballots getting stuck in optical scanners. I'm still in awe that we're dealing with these issues in 2008. yes, this is what I expect of developing nations having their first election. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sky722 0 #37 November 6, 2008 i wished I earned that kind of income...the sad part of it all is when your employer has to pay more taxes, they usually take it out on employees. If you think they are going to take a cut in pay, think about it. I hope Obama does a good job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbearfng 9 #38 November 12, 2008 I really wish there was an option of "none of the above" on the ballots. If none of the above won then would the politicians listen? After all they all lie, it doesn't matter what party they're from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ASTKU 1 #39 November 12, 2008 How does this poll not have a NONE option?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jasmin 0 #40 November 13, 2008 Where's the "I'm ineligible to vote" button???? xj "I wouldn't recommend picking a fight with the earth...but then I wouldn't recommend picking a fight with a car either, and that's having tried both." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
