2012-08-31, 05:19 | Link #101 | |
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What I meant was for me it's picking the candidate who may follow through their campinage promises and those who don't, thus the lesser of two evils analogy. For me whats important is the stabilization of my country. So I'll look at the both candidates under a microscope and weight the pros and cons of each person and vote accordingly. Voting empowers me of choosing the next person that'll lead my country to a better future. Because what I worry more about is not what's going to happen during my time, but where the country is and heading during my childrens time. So as an American citizen, taxpayer, and voter: I take my civic duties very seriously, so future generations won't have to struggle to get by.
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2012-08-31, 05:48 | Link #102 | ||
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Heck, if Americans have gotten into the idea that you can take a pill to lose weight right away, or a pill to make yourself feel better instantly, why wouldn't they think that with a single vote they can turn their economic situation around? The idea that it won't matter who we elect, and that this might continue for years numbering the double-digits, is a frightening, depressing prospect for many people. Quote:
In the event that the Republicans win big in the coming elections, my guess is that the Democrats will similarly polarize and begin to act in unison. Perhaps they'll also be obstructionists. I haven't been following government matters for long enough to know if this is a trend: perhaps the smaller, less powerful group in the government always behaves this way.
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2012-08-31, 06:05 | Link #103 | |
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2012-08-31, 07:01 | Link #104 |
books-eater youkai
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Analysis: Romney looking for voters' respect, if not love
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...87U06S20120831 Is he out of his mind ?
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2012-08-31, 07:37 | Link #105 |
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The upside of a Republican presidency is that it will finally put there crazy ideas to rest, once they finally get implemented.
Of course, that means that they'll probably end out sinking the country into a depression... |
2012-08-31, 10:19 | Link #108 |
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Or like one person told me, that you will get into the office, then they will pass the buck to you, no question about it.But here is something to think as the Nov elections is coming. As of right now, Romney is doing very poorly in the Black, Latina, Others and Gay Voters right now. He has to get atleast 60% or higher of the white votes to win. Here is my question, do you think that he can get that very high percent to win? (For the record, there is only two other GOP that got that high of percent, Nixon and Reagan and both of them won by 20% or higher)
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2012-08-31, 12:05 | Link #112 | |
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However, the upside is that that will probably be the end of the Republican party as we know it. Political power at the moment is a poisoned chalice right now. It's already destroyed the previous democratic majority. Whoever wins now will lose later. If the Democrats win this cycle, then the Republicans with the wrong-headed ideas will be stronger then ever. People need real life experience to prove them wrong. |
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2012-08-31, 12:23 | Link #114 | |
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While all the lights and mirrors are going on at the convention, in almost every key flippable state, the Republicans are pushing falsely named "voter id" laws which translate to vote suppression of minorities, the young, the elderly, veterans. Anyone who might be inclined to vote "D". Fortunately, there's a few judges who have noticed that but there needs to be many more faster.
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2012-08-31, 13:35 | Link #117 |
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and for libs to resist having that simple requirement to show up in poll centers boggles the sane mind.
question to non-Americans... Do you have to show a photo ID to vote in local/state/province/natl elections? Right now as it stands, USA is once again... exceptional... when it comes to this |
2012-08-31, 13:49 | Link #118 | |
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EDIT: @Flying, I just need my voter registration card. |
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2012-08-31, 13:53 | Link #119 | |
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photo id should be the least of you democrats' worries the 'unmotivated' and those who simply 'moved on' should cause your party to be alarmed |
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2012-08-31, 13:58 | Link #120 |
books-eater youkai
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Here there a list of ID than can be used for the voting, the health insurance card is the mostly used one as everybody have one. You don't have to get a ID than would be used only for voting.
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