Anyone here not voting besides me?

[feelosofer]

Look my grandparents were beaten and shot at, for the right to vote, so I'm not going to be so apathetic and casually throw away a right that we have fought for. If voting doesn't mean anything then why are Republicans so adamant on reforming voter laws and forcing people to require government ID, that many impoverished people just simply cannot afford. Why do they send false letters to the ghetto misleading people and telling them to vote somewhere that has no polls. Why are they trying to disallow absentee ballots, if voting doesn't mean anything? Because it's clearly extremely important. Far more important than being an armchair activist that talks about Obama burning babies alive and how we're all brainwashed, yet you have no input in the political process. Do you think not voting makes you any less a pawn in the game, do you find yourself so more enlightened by not being involved in the process. I'm sure there is some candidate who represents your beliefs, it does not have to be Obama or Romney, it doesn't have to be A or B, but if you don't vote for C, C will never be on the ballot and people won't realize they have other choices.

 

[Red Omega]

Look my grandparents were beaten and shot at, for the right to vote, so I'm not going to be so apathetic and casually throw away a right that we have fought for. If voting doesn't mean anything then why are Republicans so adamant on reforming voter laws and forcing people to require government ID, that many impoverished people just simply cannot afford. Why do they send false letters to the ghetto misleading people and telling them to vote somewhere that has no polls. Why are they trying to disallow absentee ballots, if voting doesn't mean anything? Because it's clearly extremely important. Far more important than being an armchair activist that talks about Obama burning babies alive and how we're all brainwashed, yet you have no input in the political process. Do you think not voting makes you any less a pawn in the game, do you find yourself so more enlightened by not being involved in the process. I'm sure there is some candidate who represents your beliefs, it does not have to be Obama or Romney, it doesn't have to be A or B, but if you don't vote for C, C will never be on the ballot and people won't realize they have other choices.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

This is the first election that I've had literally no interest in since 1996 and the first election I won't be voting in since 2004 (which was my very first)

Do people still really buy into all that shyt? No single man or woman in the oval office will change ur lives bros. Whether democratic or republican, and theres not much difference between the two. None of those titles mean shyt anyway because in the end the victors cabinet will be filled with members from both parties anyway.

The fact of the matter is that none of this stuff really doesn't trickle down to the average citizen. People getting all hype over this shyt are no different than ppl who get hype over Celebrities or American Idol imo, u people need lives bro. If you want to vote then voting for your local mayor or governor will probably have more of an affect on ur daily life than the presidency will. And even that won't change ur life much.

These politicians aren't humanitarians, they don't care about you or the greater good of the citizens of this country. They're all self serving egomaniacs who just want to prove to their peers that they could win the presidency, which is the ultimate goal in life to alot of these narcissists minds. They're all liars and crooks man. Word to my nikka John Edwards (nikka had yal capped up with that 2nd america nonsense about poverty while the whole time he was living in a 500 million dollar mansion, getting dome from hoes while his wife lay dying from cancer, Kennedy, Obama whoever, they're all the same bro )


I'm not saying don't vote, but realize that when you do so it's not going to affect your life ....at all.


Bill Gates has done more for this country than any president has done in decades. In fact If he was running as an independent than I'd probably vote for him before any of the major party candidates


shout out to my nikka Hugo Chávez, hang in there bro bro, keep ur guards up, we riding with u

Don't complain when Obama gets beat with your shiftless, ******ish ass..

 

[Huellz Santana]

how bout you guys just leave vote on your local ballots? vote a write-in candidate? vote for someone you DO support?

not voting is lazy, period. you're too lazy to find a candidate that matches with your ideals and assume that since the main two presidential candidates dont line up with your ideals you're not going to vote at all.

vote for counting purposes. if enough people did this it'd send a message

also if you dont vote, dont complain about shyt for the next four years​

 

[BlvdBrawler]

Pretty much. No matter who I vote for, my taxes are going up and my rights are going away so . I'll save myself the 30 mins.

 

[Nigerianwonder]

Personally i cant support any black man that supported the slaughter and lynching of black africans in libya. Sorry. I dont think you guys ancestors would be pleased either. To be honest i made money under clinton. I made money under bush. I made money under obama. And i will make money under whoever comes next. The world wont end regardless of who is elected.

This country runs on money. If you want to have a voice thats how you do it. Voting may put a politician in office but money and donors decide their policy. Democrat or republican those with money dont loose cause they support both sides.

 

[StatUS]

So in 2012 people still think elections are just about the President?

May some type of god help us all

 

[88m3]

I'll be voting

 

[Brown_Pride]

so how do they count votes exactly?

do they tally up the exact amount of votes or ? what

actually what they do varies from place to place. SOme places use machines some use traditional pen and paper types, i think some even use a hole punch type system (i could be wrong.)
Now assuming it's a machine and it hasn't been hacked they just print out a report with the vote totals. If it's paper they have people counting them.

Then what happens is they get those totals and several news stations make bank for 24 hours guessing at who will win the most votes. States spend millions of dollars facilitating the vote, counting the vote, manning the voting stations, placing cops at the voting stations, etc, etc.

The country comes together for ONE momentous night and waits with baited breath while their votes are counted. Finally the votes are totaled up and reported in. The country breaths a sigh of relief....


*meanwhile....*
a group of a few hundred people called the electorate ACTUALLY GET TO REALLY VOTE. Then the president is decided by what those guys say.

 

[acri1]

So in 2012 people still think elections are just about the President?

May some type of god help us all

THANK YOU.

I'm more worried about the Republicans controlling Congress than who gets elected president.

 

[Brown_Pride]

Personally i cant support any black man that supported the slaughter and lynching of black africans in libya. Sorry. I dont think you guys ancestors would be pleased either. To be honest i made money under clinton. I made money under bush. I made money under obama. And i will make money under whoever comes next. The world wont end regardless of who is elected.

This country runs on money. If you want to have a voice thats how you do it. Voting may put a politician in office but money and donors decide their policy. Democrat or republican those with money dont loose cause they support both sides.

true, true. Best to not vote and let the white guy who's gonna do the same thing take office so he can completely screw you over.

My 18 year old asked me today what the difference between the democrats and republicans was and i finally figured it out.

Scenario 1:
Imagine you're walking down the street, out of nowhere you get smashed in the back of the head, you get raped and robbed of every last penny, then your left for dead. - - That's what happens when republicans are in office.

Scenario 2:
Imagine you're walking down the street, out of nowhere you get smashed in the back of the head, you get raped and robbed of every last penny, then as the guy is getting up off of you he tosses you back a couple of bucks, gives you a hug and tells you it'll be ok. - - That's what happens when democrats are in office.


i don't know about you but i'm gonna get a hug and some money out the deal.

 

[wild100sboy]

Then I don't want to hear you bytch about shyt, nikka

+rep

 

[Serious]

I tend to think that find the Average American doesn't under how the governments works on a fundamental level and would probably fail one of the most easiest courses in college, Political Science 101.


Hell yeah I'm voting

Yep, I'm voting because he's black too.....

Romney is a dikkhead, who'll cut taxes and go to war, that's a no, no.

is loyal to the financial sector, for the simple fact, that can't raise the kind of money to campaign for presidency, solely off of bake sales and random people sending in $5-204 at a time. That's why the SuperPacs decision was sohh controversial.

Also, ballots can now be processed through the mail, sohh miss me with that standing in line for 30 minutes crap....

I still didn't agree with this pushing the student loans concept. That seemed fishy to me. It's one thing if you're going to an IVY league, Grad or Med School, but to attend Coli State, you shouldn't be in a position to put yourself in serve debt, especially since the price of schooling only rose as of recently, in the past 20-30 years....

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

true, true. Best to not vote and let the white guy who's gonna do the same thing take office so he can completely screw you over.

My 18 year old asked me today what the difference between the democrats and republicans was and i finally figured it out.

Scenario 1:
Imagine you're walking down the street, out of nowhere you get smashed in the back of the head, you get raped and robbed of every last penny, then your left for dead. - - That's what happens when republicans are in office.

Scenario 2:
Imagine you're walking down the street, out of nowhere you get smashed in the back of the head, you get raped and robbed of every last penny, then as the guy is getting up off of you he tosses you back a couple of bucks, gives you a hug and tells you it'll be ok. - - That's what happens when democrats are in office.


i don't know about you but i'm gonna get a hug and some money out the deal.

How old are summa you mufukkas mang?

 

[Joe Sixpack]

How old are summa you mufukkas mang?