Comments on: Sharron Angle: forget the healthcare chicken, she’s a right wing pigeon

By: Dave Splash

Dave Splash — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:08:10 +0000

Wondering if you saw this today: http://politicalcorrection.org/blog/201008030002

Angle has a very bizarre (but becoming popular on the right) view of the role of the media.

By: Jeff in OKC

Jeff in OKC — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:12:52 +0000

I do vote and am thankful to have the right to do so. I even vot in the school millage elections. I think I have missed, maybe, 5 elections since 1976. However, it doesn’t bother me that people don’t vote. Thats their God-given right as Americans. The freedom to choose. I think about 25% of people who don’t vote would help the system if they did, and 75% have no business voting anyway and are helping the system by staying home.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:31 +0000

>>
There are countries where voting is mandatory, of course. Ever notice, those are the places that tend to have only one name on the ballot?
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Well voting is actually compulsory in Australia where I doubt that they have only one name on the ballot

Personally I think voting SHOULD be mandatory – with one proviso. Every ballot form (or equivalent) should have a box marked “None of the Above” if you really want to register a protest at what is on offer

If people simply can’t be bothered to drag themselves down to the polling boot every couple of years, they don’t deserve to live in a democracy. There are plenty of examples of more authoritarian and autocratic forms of government in teh world today. Perhaps one of them would be more suitable for them ?

By: Richard Abowitz

Richard Abowitz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:38:17 +0000

You are right, Jeff in OKC. Thanks for correcting me and I fixed the post. Comments go up automatically. I am fine with acknowledging my mistakes, and I am grateful to you for pointing them out. Thanks for reading. Yrs., R.

By: Jeff in OKC

Jeff in OKC — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:32:29 +0000

Plese don’t publish this, Richard. I think her first name is spelled Sharron

By: Richard Abowitz

Richard Abowitz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:01:10 +0000

Thanks for reading, Brian. But I am not complaining. If so, what would be the complaint? I am observing and predicting. Yrs., Richard

By: Richard Abowitz

Richard Abowitz — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:58:33 +0000

Tom, Thanks for reading.

You seem to be confused. Writing about the election is not at all a “privilege” of mine but a Constitutionally protected right to all citizens.

To vote or not to vote is a privilege in that I could lose my right to vote if I commit a felony. But to reveal if I voted or did not vote in an election or even how I voted will always be my right.

There are countries where voting is mandatory, of course. Ever notice, those are the places that tend to have only one name on the ballot? Yrs., Richard

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:55:17 +0000

I agree with Tom, if you’re not going to vote, you shouldn’t be complaining!

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:47:46 +0000

IMO, the fact that you seem proud of the fact
That you don’t vote means you shouldn’t
have the priveledge to even write about this topic