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Vote, VOTE, VOOOOOOOTE!!!!
negative creep:
--- Quote from: KickThatBathProf on 04 Nov 2008, 11:52 ---
--- Quote from: negative creep on 04 Nov 2008, 11:37 ---One thing that really bugs me about voting and/or democracy is that "vote, no matter who you vote for" attitude. If it didn't matter, why should you even bother voting?
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That's not really what that statement means. It matters that you do vote, but it doesn't matter who you vote for. It is a basic non-partisan phrase that simply tries to encourage participation in our government (you know, that whole democracy thing)
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If it doesn't mean that, why would you phrase it that way? Because the way it sounds it does exactly mean that.
mberan42:
I voted this morning! I was ballot #69! I chuckled 'cause I still (at exactly 1 month shy of 28) think that's funny.
Here are the things that were on my ballot:
[*]Should Illinois have a Constitutional Convention to revise its current constitution?
[*]President/Veep
[*]US Senator (1)
[*]US House Representative (1)
[*]Illinois Senator (1)
[*]Illinois House Representative (1)
[*]Cook County State's Attorney (1)
[*]Cook County Circuit Court Clerk (1)
[*]Cook County Recorder of Deeds (1)
[*]Cook County Board of Review (2)
[*]Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (3)
[*]Judges Up For Retention (a LOT - like 30, at least. Vote "Yes" to retain, "no" to not)
I did my civic duty by researching EVERY SINGLE position before I voted. (Mostly by seeing who was endorsed by the Chicago papers and seeing who I disagreed with.) I didn't get a sticker; I got a little piece of paper that says "Chicago Board of Election Commissioners BALLOT RECEIPT NOVEMBER 4, 2008 GENERAL ELECTION THANK YOU FOR VOTING!"
Woo, voting!
BrilliantEraser:
I voted! I had to wait in line an hour and a half, but at least I got a sweet sticker and a t-shirt. Oh, yeah, and I got to help influence the future of our country. Which is pretty cool, I guess, but not so much as the totally bitchin' shirt I am now wearing. :wink:
Blue Kitty:
I voted around 1:30. Didn't have to wait in any line, out in less then 10 minutes.
There were more people on the ballot then I could remember.
Maybe post a pic of my sticker later
benji:
--- Quote from: Inlander on 04 Nov 2008, 13:31 ---Jesus, what a pain in the arse! No wonder you struggle to get people out and voting in the U.S. In Australia we vote for a local member in the House of Representatives, and a state Senator. And that's it. If we want to we can put a number next to every single candidate, or just vote for the single person we want in each position.
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Yeah, ballot bloat is an issue. We don't have a direct democracy, but by the number of items on the ballot, you could have fooled me. American style democracy is very complex compared to most parliamentary systems.
EDIT: At least in terms of how many people we have to vote on. In terms of how you actually decide who's in charge after that, parliamentary systems can get very complex.
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