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reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 10:14 AM by RRconservative
Don't put it on ebay.

www.cnn.com...

University of Minnesota student Max P. Sanders, 19, was charged with a felony Thursday in Hennepin County District Court after allegedly asking for a minimum of $10 in exchange for voting for the bidder's preferred candidate.


The charge carries up to five years' imprisonment and a $10,000 fine.



reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 10:16 AM by v01i0
reply to post by Bombeni



If I were you I wouldn't vote at all if I would feel indeciseful. Then I could afterwards at least say that I didn't support any of them.

-v



reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 10:17 AM by Bombeni
reply to post by RRconservative




Thanks for the heads up! Was "joking" of course but apparently this is no joking matter.


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 10:40 AM by Psychopump
Originally posted by v01i0
reply to
post by Bombeni



If I were you I wouldn't vote at all if I would feel indeciseful. Then I could afterwards at least say that I didn't support any of them.

-v


What happens to uncast votes in the US?
I know that in Holland all uncast votes are automatically allocated to the party with the least votes.


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 10:44 AM by Bombeni
Originally posted by Psychopump
Originally posted by v01i0
reply to
post by Bombeni



If I were you I wouldn't vote at all if I would feel indeciseful. Then I could afterwards at least say that I didn't support any of them.

-v


What happens to uncast votes in the US?
I know that in Holland all uncast votes are automatically allocated to the party with the least votes.


Are you kidding?


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 10:46 AM by v01i0
reply to post by Psychopump



In that case, what I suggested might be problematic. I have no idea what happens in US to the uncasted voted - somehow I assumed them to remain uncasted Really strange way to handle votes in Netherlands I suppose.

-v


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 11:04 AM by Psychopump
Originally posted by Bombeni
Originally posted by Psychopump
Originally posted by v01i0
reply to
post by Bombeni



If I were you I wouldn't vote at all if I would feel indeciseful. Then I could afterwards at least say that I didn't support any of them.

-v


What happens to uncast votes in the US?
I know that in Holland all uncast votes are automatically allocated to the party with the least votes.


Are you kidding?


I kid you not.
Apparently it doesn´t affect the results of the election, it just makes the losing parties look less insignificant.



reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 11:32 AM by liquidsmoke206
I think you should consider voting third party, and here's why....
You seem pretty torn between the 2 main candidates, which tells me that you aren't gonna be too upset with whichever one gets picked anyways, so why waste a vote in either direction? The third parties need your support; by voting and bringing attention to the third parties, and their issues your vote actually counts for something. I have a thread going
here where Ron Paul talks about uniting the four main third parties on 4 key positions, and using what little voice the third parties have to be heard. If you agree with the following 4 positions I strongly suggest you give this some consideration.

1. Bring home the troops
2. Protect or civil liberties, aka repealing the Patriot Act
3. Investigate the Federal Reserve
4. Balance the federal budget

Remember, the third parties don't have to win, they just need enough of a voice to be taken seriously and get the four points they agree on to be taken seriously by the 2 main candidates and the media.

I think it's a vote for something, rather than just another celeb politician.

PS: Interesting idea over there in Holland, I bet that really makes the public take more of an interest and participate.


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 01:01 PM by Scramjet76
reply to post by Bombeni



Yup, I'm in the same boat. For a long time I figured I wasn't even going to cast a vote. Now I'm considering voting, but I'm not sure who's name I want to pencil in.... Scramjet76 for president??

Honestly, we know that it's either Obama or McCain. We know it will be decided in Ohio and Penn. The two party system is an oversimplification of the demographics across America. I might vote third party just to counter the two-party trap America seems to have fallen into.


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 01:03 PM by Bombeni
Originally posted by v01i0
reply to
post by Psychopump



In that case, what I suggested might be problematic. I have no idea what happens in US to the uncasted voted - somehow I assumed them to remain uncasted Really strange way to handle votes in Netherlands I suppose.

-v


I must vote, I feel it is my obligation as a free American. But at this point, I may just jump on whichever "free" bus to the polling place passes by first. If I'm lucky, they'll make a stop at McDonald's for "free" lunch.


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 01:58 PM by TheRedneck
reply to post by liquidsmoke206
That may well be the way my vote happens. As it is, I am very disgusted about the fact that every issue that matters to me seems to either get tossed by the wayside or perverted into something unrecognizable.

1. Bring home the troops

Preferably in some form of victory. We should also quit sending military to do a police department's job, period.

2. Protect or civil liberties, aka repealing the Patriot Act

That's onje of those issues I want to see addressed, and no one is addressing it. Right on!

3. Investigate the Federal Reserve

'Dismantle' would be a preferable term to me, but I guess these things take time.

4. Balance the federal budget

You wouldn't be willing to accept the position, would you? You've got my vote if you would.

But you forgot another big issue:
5. Stop giving more 'rights' to criminal immigrants than law-abiding Americans have.

TheRedneck



reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 02:01 PM by TheRedneck
reply to post by Bombeni
Wait, an honest comment by a politician? Oh, great, there goes another gash as I shift on the fence again... I hate barb-wire...

TheRedneck


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 02:10 PM by Bombeni
Originally posted by TheRedneck
reply to
post by Bombeni
Wait, an honest comment by a politician? Oh, great, there goes another gash as I shift on the fence again... I hate barb-wire...

TheRedneck



Ha ha ha. I hear ya. Probably Obama and McCain aren't even sure who they're going to vote for.


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 02:20 PM by v01i0
reply to post by Bombeni



Hey I had no idea you have more than one, er sorry, two candidates? At least that's what fox tells me



-v


reply posted on 18-9-2008 @ 02:31 PM by Bombeni
Originally posted by v01i0
reply to
post by Bombeni



Hey I had no idea you have more than one, er sorry, two candidates? At least that's what fox tells me



-v


Sorry I don't know what you mean.
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