[Rhodes22-list] Politics: the need to vote

[Slim]

I'm with you, Herb.  Did you see the ads for Don'tVote.com?  They don't
actually advocate not voting but rather that you shouldn't vote unless
you're informed.  Way too many people vote because of name recognition,
because he's a Catholic, because he's a local boy, because their parents
vote for him, because she's a woman, (my wife votes that way) or on one
single issue like abortion, or they actually believe the TV ads, or any
number of other non-reasons to vote.

But I'm proud to announce that the highest turnout was in MN at 59%.  I
suspect that the higher the percentage, the less the uninformed voters
matter.  I could be wrong.

Slim

On 11/10/06 9:44 AM, "Herb Parsons" <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:

> I'd hate to have something similar.
> 
> As much as I dislike 35%-40% voting participation, I'd HATE the notion of
> forcing people, who have no real desire to participate, close their eyes and
> pick a candidate, or pick one based solely on the opinion of someone else they
> read/heard a couple of days before.
> 
> Herb Parsons
> 
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> 
>>>> josef508 at yahoo.com 11/10/2006 9:31:57 am >>>
> I work with a few guys from OZ, and they infromed me of an interesting law
> down-under.  I wish we had something like this :-)
> 
> In Australia, all citizens over the age of 18 must enrol to vote. It is
> compulsory by law to enrol and compulsory by law to attend a polling place at
> ...
> www.australianpolitics.com/voting/systems/compulsory.shtml
> 
> 
> HADZ (a.k.a. joe)
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: TN Rhodey <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 7:11:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics, Replies and GB
> 
> 
> Robert, Your right...I should  have said we are under no legal
> obligation.......Don't get me wrong I thing people should get informed and
> vote.
> 
> Wally
> 
> 
>> From: Robert Skinner <robert at squirrelhaven.com>
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>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Politics, Replies and GB
>> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:08:09 -0500
>> 
>> TN Rhodey wrote:
>>> ... One is not even obligated to vote!
>>> Wally
>> 
>> Gotta disagree with you on that one, Wally.
>> /Robert Skinner
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