So u think its okay to vote for the people that run your country without knowing who or what they are truly voting for? Seems very liberal of you. Are you the head of Portland metro voting liberal with deceased voters?
It's fine they vote, but clearly they're suckers voting for the wicked witch of the west for no good reason.
I wonder what would really happen if people actually voted after truly understanding who or what they vote for? I think both parties would have some serious changes
That's our system of government. Why do you hate the constitution, Mags? I don't know what that means, but let's say yes. barfo
perhaps as suggested by several founding fathers it should be limited to white-male- landholders, the gentry ?(green font)
The right to vote is fine. Just like the right for people to have children. But when people have children that they can't take care of, they are being irresponsible. They can still vote or have children, but I can talk all the trash about how fucking stupid they are. Almost democratic stupid. Glad u admit it
I support that right. But what about those that decide to have them and ruin the lives of innocent children?
that is danegerously close to a democratic position on that issue. would not want the job of judging others choices and trying to decide what their motivations were, the old walk a 100 miles in his shoes thing. who would we put in charge of such a judgement and how would you punish them if indeed it were deemed a punishable offense?
Neither should be the job of the government. People should have common sense to be responsible. Just like voting rights. They have the right to be a complete fucking idiot and vote for someone or something just because the party they support is pro on it.
again how and who judges this edict? the party controlling the white house, or congress or maybe the reverend's wife so only those understanding their point of view, cause to do otherwise would be not knowing about the issue? see the slippery slope yet? only our kind know and understand the issue otherwise they would naturally vote our way
sometimes it can and does come down to a single stance on a single issue that decides how someone votes across party lines, often it is a social issue, more feelings than rational , logical progression to a conclusion, examples could and do include gay marriage, or abortion . could and does include the second amendment(which I believe in and have voted to exclusion in past elections but no longer have as a high priority in issue consideration - candidates stance)
I am all for repealing it. IF that means that girl with the pink top at 2:50 is around for the pillaging and plundering. Wasn't there a third thing that goes with those two? I'm sure I'll remember shortly.
That's fine for u but let's get real here. I would say there are only a small percentage of people that will vote cross party. @barfo , @Rastapopoulos and @MarAzul are prime examples of people that defend their party to the death.
agreed many won't, but independent's or those that claim to be, are making up a larger and larger proportion of the electorate. the parties messaging and appeals to emotional issues to woo voters tend to be more to their base before a primary, then trying to appeal to the uncommitted voter. forgive me ,but usually messaging about greed and fear and exclusion(THEY are coming for your...fill in the blank guns, money, children, jobs, home,family values) I tend to associate with republican positions. conversely inclusion, social freedoms, and disadvantaged opportunity I think democratic. that's me but like most other some self serving will probably go into the final descission as well. after all we are all human, and the constitution allows us to descide which message appeals to which individual. Freedoms are a tricky thing, and as a document we cannot pick and choose which parts of it we want enforced, or deleted
I agree. It just pisses me off when people vote because of party support. If I don't know enough about a person or bill, I just leave it blank. I try and vote responsibly
