Posted: 11/2/2014 2:49:10 AM EDT
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What is it like to vote??
I have never Voted. I do not have the right to vote. Born in a different country and now that I live in the USA non Citizen, I have always wondered what it is like.???? |
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I vote so that I have a right to bitch later. You feel pretty insignificant till you voted in a very close race. This, OP you need to become a citizen. Basically when I voted at home you go inside a public building talk to some election people get your ballot, go into a both vote, and then put the ballot in a machine, the last 3 times I have voted as absentee since I work in another state, and it's not practical to drive home. Ballot comes in mail follow the instructions and mail it back. For the MN ones you have to have a MN resident or notary as a witness, they look at ballot when it comes confirm it's blank, you vote by yourself, and put it in the envelope, they then confirm you have done this and sign or notarize the outside envelope, that goes in to the mailing envelope, put in mail postage paid. |
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I dunno how I would deal with being ruled by a Govt. I did not vote for or against.
If I hate the regime and it's actions, I can blame myself or the idiots around me. I enjoy the process myself. It's revenge and hope at the same time usually. Lately it has been frustrating thanks to the lack of respectable candidates getting through the nomination process, but that is a result of people making choices as well. I hope some day that you are free enough to enjoy being disgusted at the choices. |
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What is it like to vote?? I have never Voted. I do not have the right to vote. Born in a different country and now that I live in the USA non Citizen, I have always wondered what it is like.???? Mostly disappointing. One can get very cynical if one is actually paying attention to politics and votes actively. I won't even vote for some races. Decided not to vote for governor or county sheriff this election. The two candidates in both cases aren't worth a damn and our new election system means there are only the two candidates in the race. One gets even more cynical working elections like I do, seeing who is granted the privilege to vote. Generally I find myself voting against people and laws (we have plebiscites in my state and county) more than I find myself voting for them. The action itself is pretty routine. Ideally one researches the candidates and issues on the ballot and makes an informed decision in advance regarding how one votes on them (I would say most people skip that part). In my State they mail you a sample ballot. Most people (including myself) who know how they're voting beforehand mark the sample ballot and bring it in. You come in, sign the roster once they find your name at your precinct's polling place, you get handed a ballot, you go to a booth and mark it, you bring it back, but it in the machine or ballot box, get a sticker, and you're on your way. You may or may not have to wait in a line. That's about it. Or you can just get an absentee ballot, fill it out at home, and mail it in (or drop it off at the nearest polling place in the county). |
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I vote so that I have a right to bitch later. You feel pretty insignificant till you voted in a very close race. You have the right to bitch whether or not you voted. Sometimes there ain't anything worth voting for. Never cared for the attitude that says that you must vote to express an opinion about an election. |
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Quoted: You have the right to bitch whether or not you voted. Sometimes there ain't anything worth voting for. Never cared for the attitude that says that you must vote to express an opinion about an election. Quoted: Quoted: I vote so that I have a right to bitch later. You feel pretty insignificant till you voted in a very close race. You have the right to bitch whether or not you voted. Sometimes there ain't anything worth voting for. Never cared for the attitude that says that you must vote to express an opinion about an election.  |
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What is it like to vote?? I have never Voted. I do not have the right to vote. Born in a different country and now that I live in the USA non Citizen, I have always wondered what it is like.???? <snort> |
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It's like masturbation. It feels good, but it doesn't accomplish much and it's never as good as the fantasy.
ETA: I wrote the above as a joke, but the more I think about it, the angrier I get. I haven't failed to perform my civic duty to vote in over 20 years, but I haven't had anything to vote 'for' in a long time. Sometimes it's hard to convince myself that it's still worth doing--especially when the voter fraud is so obvious. *After what I've been seeing and hearing since about 2000, I refuse to believe that elections aren't being stolen nationwide. They tried to say that nobody in entire counties voted against FBHO? Bullshit. They tried to to tell us that there were actually thousands more voters in swing state regions than there are people of voting age residing there? Bullshit. They recounted a dozen times and 'found' uncounted ballots until the D won. Bullshit. Now, they're trying to tell us that 'calibration issues' around the country are causing electronic machines to tally R votes to D candidates. Bullshit. |
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What is it like to vote?? I have never Voted. I do not have the right to vote. Born in a different country and now that I live in the USA non Citizen, I have always wondered what it is like.???? Yeah, no shit. We can vote, you can vote, but at the end of the day, the votes that actually MATTER are the ones that SHOULDN'T be counted to begin with. |
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One of the things that gave me pause when applying for US citizenship was the thought that I would no longer be able to say "don't blame me, I can't vote".
He process varies by state. Here in Oregon you get a ballot paper delivered in the mail several weeks before voting day. Most people fill it in and mail it back. Some insist on leaving it too late and have to hand deliver it to a ballot drop-off site. In Illinois, they apparently use electronic machines, that will automatically decide who you should vote for. In Florida, they also use machines, because the Dems there decided that their voters were not up to the task of deciding which end of a pencil to use when asked to put a cross in a box. But mostly it doesn't matter. As someone said recently when deciding who to vote for as OR governor, "it's like trying to decide which STD I want to die from". |
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Quoted: Yeah, no shit. We can vote, you can vote, but at the end of the day, the votes that actually MATTER are the ones that SHOULDN'T be counted to begin with. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What is it like to vote?? I have never Voted. I do not have the right to vote. Born in a different country and now that I live in the USA non Citizen, I have always wondered what it is like.???? Yeah, no shit. We can vote, you can vote, but at the end of the day, the votes that actually MATTER are the ones that SHOULDN'T be counted to begin with. Bin Dun Befo!
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Quoted: Vote? Hell, run for President. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: What is it like to vote?? I have never Voted. I do not have the right to vote. Born in a different country and now that I live in the USA non Citizen, I have always wondered what it is like.???? Yeah, no shit. We can vote, you can vote, but at the end of the day, the votes that actually MATTER are the ones that SHOULDN'T be counted to begin with. Bin Dun Befo! |
