You know, I didn't realize that straight ticket voting was a thing until recently. I saw it on West Wing and it was a joke there and I thought they were just making fun of people who thought they could do that. It was only on this list in the last couple of years that I found out that that exists some places. You've never been able to do that in the time I've voted here in Oregon. It just astounds me.
Judah On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I thin straight ticket voting should be illegal. It is for lazy, closed > minded people, and no one else, really. > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:25 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I like your ideas JB. > > > > I like the idea of removing party affiliation from the ballot......i > would > > like to replace those by allowing candidates to write a short...very > short, > > like....200 word...statement about their most important issues. > > > > For large, well known races like president or senator, this probably > isn't > > necessary...but we have so many smaller races....district reps, judges, > > board of education members, mayors, sheriffs, etc. I don't think it's > > practical to expect all voters to be up to speed on all of those (though > > that would be ideal). > > > > So why not let the candidates lay out one last time very succinctly, what > > they are about. The better educated each voter, the better off we all > > are...even if that education consists only of a few lines they read from > > the candidate before voting. > > > > (If nothing else, i want ALL voters to know which BOE members want to > teach > > their children actual science! That's how some of these ID nutters get > onto > > these boards....by moderate republicans who vote straight ticket for BOE > > seats, not realizing they are voting in a wacko) > > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > "So let me ask a dumb question......if a person dislikes many or most > or > > > even > > > some of the platform of the Republican/Democratic party, but likes one > or > > > two primary issues they focus on......WHY register for that party????" > > > > > > Before I give a few reasons, here is so me KV > > > > > > > > > The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the > Losers. > > > The people don't acknowledge this. They claim membership in two > imaginary > > > parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead. - Kurt Vonnegut > > > > > > Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two > > > kinds of human beings, either a liberal or a conservative. - Kurt > > Vonnegut > > > > > > In no specific order > > > > > > * Primaries - As mentioned, some states have closed primaries. > > > * Issues - Like the abortion issue (either side). > > > * Identity Politics - Some people have to be in a group. > > > * The lack of critical thinking skills leading to the abundance of low > > > information voters. I blame the parents acceptance of substandard > > schools. > > > * > > > > > > > > > " Register independent so you don't unnecessarily soil your name, and > > vote > > > for whatever candidate matches most closely with your beliefs" > > > > > > Why register at all? > > > > > > I have no problems with political parties. Banning them would be an > > attack > > > on the freedom of speech and association. However, there is no need to > > > list them on the ballot and there is no need to have straight ticket > > > voting. Removing both would, in my opinion, lead to a multi-partisan > > > approach to government and less hostility. > > > > > > There are few things that D's and R's in DC agree on. Keeping third > > party > > > candidates shut out is one. I imagine keeping straight ticket voting > is > > > another. It makes it easy for the low-information voter to pick. > > > > > > J > > > > > > - > > > > > > Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad > > reputation. > > > - Henry Kissinger > > > > > > Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the > tunnel, > > > go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:361503 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
