Do you vote?

[greekguy]

i'd vote if i could, but i'm a few years too young. unfortunately for me, i'm gonna miss the voting in the '08 election by 7 months.

 

[schmiddi]

Never missed an election till now.

 

[bhsup]

i'd vote if i could, but i'm a few years too young. unfortunately for me, i'm gonna miss the voting in the '08 election by 7 months.

Man, I know how you feel. It killed me that I couldn't go vote for Reagan in 1984. Had to wait until 88 for my first Presidential election.

 

[GenMarshall]

I stoped voting after the 2004 elections. Like my vote ever matters .

 

[jameson]

Always vote, no excuse not to. Even if the choices available aren't always good, that's no reason not to pick the least bad one (and if worst comes to worst, you could still vote blank).

 

[Rossiya]

they are all liars, there is no differentiating between them.

 

[tomsnowman123]

Voting on whether or not you vote. Ironic, really.

I will definately choose to vote when I hit 18, else I can't really say that I have much of a voice in the government. Yeah, my one vote may not do much, but I mine as well say that I made my opinion count.

 

[Dionysius]

am an underage felon

 

[GenMarshall]

Always vote, no excuse not to. Even if the choices available aren't always good, that's no reason not to pick the least bad one (and if worst comes to worst, you could still vote blank).

I dont want to go through the same thing as 2002 and 2004 elections that I always end up voting for the losing canidate that I want to see booted out (at the time). Hense why I am no longer going to vote in any elections.

 

[ComradeDavo]

I always vote.

 

[downtown]

I dont want to go through the same thing as 2002 and 2004 elections that I always end up voting for the losing canidate that I want to see booted out (at the time). Hense why I am no longer going to vote in any elections.

There are local elections too you know

 

[Rik Meleet]

Every election I can vote in.

 

[Sidhe]

Fairly political, always interested in what is going on, voted once in my life, believe in voting when I find someone or something that rings true to me. Suffice to say I follow every leaders rhetoric, and try to be informed. But I excercise my right not to vote most of the time, annoyinglly well informed, and annoyinglly dissinterested with the parties.

 

[Bootstoots]

I dont want to go through the same thing as 2002 and 2004 elections that I always end up voting for the losing canidate that I want to see booted out (at the time). Hense why I am no longer going to vote in any elections.

Your candidate lost so you're refusing to vote? That strikes me as a bit absurd - it's simply part of a democracy that you won't line up with the other voters all the time. I hope you reconsider.

As for me, I'm 17 and will miss the 2006 midterms by a few months. I plan to vote in all significant elections (might skip local-only ones) after I'm 18.

 

[GenMarshall]

There are local elections too you know

I dont pay attention to local elections so I dont vote in thoes since I mainly pay attention to Governor and/or Presidential elections.

 

[ComradeDavo]

I dont pay attention to local elections so I dont vote in thoes since I mainly pay attention to Governor and/or Presidential elections.

Maybe you should pay attention - local dessions often effect you as much as national ones, more so if it effects your every day life.

 

[GenMarshall]

Your candidate lost so you're refusing to vote? That strikes me as a bit absurd - it's simply part of a democracy that you won't line up with the other voters all the time. I hope you reconsider.

Its like my vote never realy matters to swing the favor to the canidate that I support to boot the guy that I dont realy like out of office. Voted for a Democratic Governor (forgot his name now) to boot John Rowland (Though he booted himself out) out of the Conneticut Governorship in 2002 and voted for Kerry to give Bush the boot out the Presidency in 2004 (I only voted back then if the canidate would get us out of the quagmire).

Maybe you should pay attention - local dessions often effect you as much as national ones, more so if it effects your every day life.

I dont see how local dessions effect me. So I dont even bother with them and only focus on the big ones.

 

[bhsup]

I dont see how local dessions effect me. So I dont even bother with them and only focus on the big ones.

As I said in my first post. I vote for Hospital trustees, school board members, and so forth. Not to mention Sheriffs, prosecutors, judges, most of the county positions, and so forth. How can they NOT affect you, directly and quite in an in your face way? You may not realize it, but the roads you drive on are a consequence of local elections to a degree.

Are vocational courses available to adults at the local high school? Local elections. And so forth and so on...

 

[GenMarshall]

As I said in my first post. I vote for Hospital trustees, school board members, and so forth. Not to mention Sheriffs, prosecutors, judges, most of the county positions, and so forth. How can they NOT affect you, directly and quite in an in your face way? You may not realize it, but the roads you drive on are a consequence of local elections to a degree.

I dont live in a town with it's own hospital or court. Nor do we have a Sheriff (The Chief of Police is apointed by the Mayor who is chosen by the city council) Insted of sheriffs we have a state police who normaly are under the State Government. So realy, there is no point in voting for local elections.

 

[bhsup]

Hrm... Do you live in Rhode Island by chance?