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Topic: Hey you Non Voters... ?
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LibraSparkle
Knowflake Posts: 6034
From: Vancouver USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted October 09, 2004 12:49 PM
 
What would it take to get you to vote again? I'm trying to understand what it is that's stopping you from voting.Is it the last election? The Electoral College? Voter Fraud? Loss of faith? Please, be honest. United States voter turnout is among the lowest in the world (respectively). http://www.fairvote.org/turnout/intturnout.htm (not to mention that right wing turn out is much higher than that of the left) What would have to change for you guys to cast your vote? *I am not interested in starting a debate here. I simply want to hear from the people who have chosen not to vote.* ... ready to listen
**OOH**
And.. this doesn't have to apply solely to those from the US. If you don't vote, please chime in 
There are a couple of people I expect to hear from. You know who you are.  ok, now ... ready to listen objectively IP: Logged |
juniperb
Knowflake Posts: 6830
From: Blue Star Kachina
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted October 09, 2004 01:16 PM
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May I suggest you hash it out in Global Unity?
There are people who like to go on break from GU, that probably would rather not run into these topics out of GU
Wise words spoken with Heartfelt Intent 
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If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. ~James Herriot IP: Logged |
LibraSparkle
Knowflake Posts: 6034
From: Vancouver USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted October 09, 2004 01:20 PM
Yeah, Juni.. I know. I purposely chose not to post this there.  The problem is...Many of the people I want to hear from no longer visit GU because they are harassed. I'm hoping this can be a safe place to express themselves freely... without worry of backlash. I have seen many attempt to get their point across only to be shushed by the frustration of their harassment. My goal is simply to understand. I don't believe this thread *could* take place in GU IP: Logged |
ghanima81
Moderator Posts: 1577
From: MAINE! :)
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted October 09, 2004 01:25 PM
 LibraSparkle, I totally agree with you.To answer your question, I don't know if I can get an ''absintee ballot'' from overseas, and I won't be in the states on the 2nd, so I can't vote. But I would like to vote for Nader. If I knew a way to vote, I would. I guess I'm being lazy in not finding out about that, so I'm a bad girl... But someday I'll have dual citizenship, and I can vote in the UK and in the US then. And who knows, I may even be a politician someday (taking history, politics and sociology at the moment)... so VOTE FOR ME IN 2023!! LOL. Ghani p.s. It's good that you put this here, IMPO. IP: Logged |
LibraSparkle
Knowflake Posts: 6034
From: Vancouver USA
Registered: May 2004
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posted October 09, 2004 02:32 PM
I'm glad I am understood So, Ghani, to make sure that I am undersanding you clearly... IF you were here, you'd be voting? IP: Logged |
Nephthys
Moderator Posts: 3800
From: California
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted October 09, 2004 11:28 PM
Dear Libra ~ In my newspaper there was an article that said 22 million single women didn't vote last time? WOW! did I read that correctly?  Everyone, please vote, your vote counts! IP: Logged |
Eleanore
Moderator Posts: 2512
From: Japan
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted October 09, 2004 11:36 PM
ghanima81
Well, I know for sure there are overseas absentee ballots but I'm not sure who's eligible. I do know members of the military use them when they're stationed overseas.
I think you could look it up online if you wanted to. 
However, I think time's running short if not almost up to request ... my mom said that, at least for FL, the deadline to receive them (as in, the person voting) is October 11.
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ghanima81
Moderator Posts: 1577
From: MAINE! :)
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted October 10, 2004 08:30 AM
LS,Yes, I would be voting if I could. And I would be voting for Nader. for having a third party that actually gets some media attention. Although, it will suck when the mudslinging is going in one direction (if you get my drift). Eleanore, Yeah, I'm only here on a visitor visa at the moment. I'm waiting for some stuff to get sorted then I'll be on a student visa. (God-willing). But I don't think I'm elidgible. Thanks for pointing that out though, I wasn't sure how that worked. Ghani IP: Logged |
Wordweaver
Knowflake Posts: 40
From: Omaha, NE
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted October 10, 2004 09:55 PM
I'm voting for everything but president. I just can't decide. I've never declared a party, and agree with both real candidates on some issues, and disagree on others. Plus, some important issues haven't even been spoken of.IP: Logged |
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