Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Vote!

I think that Donuk Obacon wishes it were.

That's the blue donut/red bacon guy, right?

The cleverness of the Axiom board members continues to impress.

When I'm elected, I promise to give you all jobs fixing our energy problem.

See, that's why I want Ian for president. He's brought clarity, fairness, and neutrality to our home theaters at a price we can afford. I would like to see the same done for our government.

I went out and voted before noon time. I was in and out under 10 minutes. It was pretty busy at the polling place, but the volunteers they have working in there are very efficient and quick. They had both optical readers and touch screen ballots, but I chose the optical so I have a paper trail. I still don't trust the touch screens.

Bren. My mothers family had the pleasure of living under the Russians in East Germany for a short period of time before they walked away from everything to get out.

Food on the table, voting and property ownership are privileges not to be taken lightly.

I wonder what the turnout will be for this election? If the lineups are any indication, it will be up significantly. There is hope...

I just got back a few minutes ago.... At about 2PM, I walked right in. It's expected to get much more crowded as the day goes on, though.

Hey....
Since we're talking Politics (to a degree) and things are still civil ~10 posts in, let me ask this: How many think the election season should be shorter? I don't know that I'd go as far as "2 weeks" as I've heard some say, but I could see a six month season. That's still only a quarter of we sorta had know, but still lots of time to Vet people...

Whattayathink?

We were in and out in about 10 minutes; no line, just had to trade in a screwed up absentee ballot for a regular ballot.

As you can see, my son is 18 and voted as well.

I agree with Bren in some ways but from a different direction. While the freedom to vote is truly a right, an honor and holds insurmountable value, I myself had a lot of trouble deciding who to vote for in our recent Canadian federal election.

I consider myself to be fairly well versed in the issues, party histories and their plans for the future. However, without getting drug into a conversation regarding my thoughts on each party, I could not bring myself to supporting any of the four major parties (of which only two, maybe three, are normally federal contenders.)

I had strong disagreements with each of the parties platforms and most of all, I had even more serious problems with the some of the serious behaviors and scandals that both of the two main contenders have been involved in recent years while in power.

So I tried to approach it by identifying the lesser of several evils. I still could not find a way to do so.

A percentage of people this year voted for "The Green Party" (a party based on eco-friendly choices) as a sign of a new found distaste for their traditional choices but I personally do not believe in voting for a party that I don't honestly support, just out to prove a point. Actually, the Green Party is the only party I feel comfortable talking about. I'm an eco-sensitive kind of guy but this party is not yet ready to run a country. Maybe someday...

So, in short, I struggled in my head right down to the last hours of the poll openings, but in the end I did note vote this year. I honor the men and women who died to protect my right to vote, but my consciousness would not let me cast a random ballad just for the sake of doing so.

As long as no one's dictating who can vote; I want everyone to vote who wants to vote. The problem with requiring voter education or not flipping a coin, is where do you stop? Perhaps only the people with college educations get to vote? Maybe only people who are registered to a party. Maybe you have to pass a civics test to vote. Maybe you have to present your driver's license and a passport. It's a very slippery slope.

That's kind of my point... the ability to vote should be a right in a democratic society... but the requirement or pressure to vote shouldn't be. Inaction is an action in itself. I don't want to say the stupid, or uninformed or red-headed or leaf-bearing or whatever should not get a vote... but I'm told Australia has a mandatory voting system (or you're penalized on your taxes by $100AUD?), that's like walking up to my mom and saying "you have to have a Calvin peeing on something sticker... what auto manufacturer do you hate? You have to choose one"... she will choose one at random.


I did... in my riding, I voted for the person I knew from my community involvement... it was easy for me... I voted locally, even though my vote nationally meant nothing more than $1.75 in campaign funds for the next election for the party.

Bren R.