OK TBPer’s it’s election day in many states around the country. We’ve had a long, sustained discussion on here about the value of voting. We have a simple poll question today, & I need all you folks that don’t regularly chime in to answer as well. YAY or NAY, do you still vote? Comments of course, always welcomed. I will tabulate and report the results tomorrow.
Admin, now that all the bootlicks have quieted down, I’d like to say you have a great site here. I’m honored to participate and envy the newbies who don’t have to run the gantlet of the old hellhounds. Hell, they waltz in here like they were crossing the southern border on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
This aint no walk in the park, noobs, leave the joking to folks who know the pain behind the laughter. This is some serious shit. Give yourself a thousand papercuts and roll around on some rock salt for a few minutes each day and then come here ready to talk serious shit, ok?
You want to spew racist shit, you better have some street cred. You want to suck Putin’s dick on a national blog? Bring the KY, the unholy alliance of stink wants your stinky ass. You want to talk shit about Obama and the rest of the candidates? You came to the right place.
Regulars, let’s pony up with the Benjamins, beer don’t buy itself, darn it. Or you can send the money to Admin to keep the blog going at least til Trump wins the presidency. (12th day of never).
I vote against all proposed tax levies. Also, people with hyphenated names.
Of course I vote. It’s compulsory here in Australia, so I would get in trouble if I didn’t. You can even go to jail for encouraging people not to vote or to spoil their votes.
@Sue Robinson …Washington was controlled opposition.
I don`t vote, but participate in peaceful protests. Not voting is rampant around here. So our idiot legislators want modify the constitution to ratify an election with only 25% of the voters voting instead of 50%+1.
Yesterday were protests all over my country and this morning our POS prime minister will hopefully resign. Hope he ends up in jail.
Peace
Nope. Never have, never will. If you vote, you don’t have the right to complain because you endorsed the system. If you don’t like the results, tough tits, you made your choice and lost.
“A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years.” Lysander Spooner
eugend66 says: I don`t vote, but participate in peaceful protests.
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So you take the time to participate in protests but don’t bother to vote on the issue? That makes no sense.
Election Update: The majority of the Republicans I voted for lost. Both bond issued passed.
“Big wins for incumbents, Democrats in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction”
Voters in Virginia’s largest jurisdiction on Tuesday reelected all eight incumbents on the county Board of Supervisors, including Chairman Sharon Bulova, and chose Democrats to fill two open seats.
After bitter campaign disputes over the county budget, taxes, traffic and even a gun store in affluent McLean, the election provided a strong endorsement of the status quo in Fairfax County, a jurisdiction of 1.1 million residents and several large government contractors.
County voters also approved a $310 million bond to finance new school construction and a $151 million bond to go toward building or renovating police stations, firehouses and other public-safety facilities.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/results-of-nva-races-will-determine-spending-priorities/2015/11/03/25b9f8fe-7f4a-11e5-b575-d8dcfedb4ea1_story.html
On a positive note (if you are a 2nd Amendment supporter)…
Virginia Republicans look set to hold onto their Senate majority in the Old Dominion, amid aggressive campaigning by Democrat Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
It is a big defeat for McAuliffe, a close ally for Hillary Clinton, and a big defeat for New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg, who donated heavily to Democrats in the hope of winning the Virginia electoral fights on a promise of more gun-control.
Republicans beat back two serious challengers Tuesday, holding onto seats in the suburbs of Richmond and the Hampton Roads area.
McAuliffe, with considerable help from Bloomberg, bet his political capital on Democrats winning the upper Chamber. But he seems to have fallen far short.
Republicans currently hold a 2-seat majority in the state Senate. Republicans have an overwhelming majority in the state House.
Bloomberg was hoping to capitalize on the tragic shooting of two Virginia TV reporters by a disgruntled newsman earlier this Summer. He pumped millions into the race for two critical state Senate seats. As a result, both Democrats were able to dramatically outspend their Republican rivals.
Bloomberg and his SuperPAC, Everytown for Gun Safety, hoped to show that Democrats could win on the issue of gun control. Also, Gov. McAuliffe had made enacting new restrictions on gun ownership a centerpiece of his campaigning for Democrats around the state.
His policy agenda, and Bloomberg’s push for gun control, are dead in Richmond. McAuliffe’s inability to deliver the closely divided Senate for Democrats also raises questions of how effective he can be for Hillary Clinton next year. In many ways, this legislative election turned on issues central to her campaign.
Rise Up,
I don`t vote because only the president is elected by the hoi polloi, the rest of the pols are on party lists, you vote the party not a person. For 25 years now our govt was made up by two or more parties splitting the available ministers and even creating new ministers at will. The spoils go to the same group of people every time since they make coalitions to rule the country.
Most protests here are against IMF loans, corrupted officials and for reform.
Since our prime minister quit the job, it`s for the first time since 1989 people leading the protests were invited to voice their opinion about who should be the new prime minister.
Hope this makes sense.
Peace
Stopped voting after Obama hired the same guys that crashed the economy to fix the economy.
I voted this time, only two races and one bond issue – and I voted against the bond issue. Were there a choice to vote “None of the Above” for both races as well, I would have. The bond issue is still too close to call, won’t know until the 17th when they have to certify. I bet it “sneaks” by, since too many vested interests (road companies, politicians who get campaign cash from road companies) will benefit from it.
“If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for … but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong.” – Robert A. Heinlein, _Time Enough for Love_