On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Chris Dooley wrote: > I have voted and yet it has not made a difference thus far....as i can > tell (i have never voted republican or democrat) Though i question the > ability for my vote as i seem to be choosing the "best out of the > candidates" rather than picking a candidate best for the job. > > Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. > in not so many words i have been told.
If you question the candidates being chosen, then you need to think about how those candidates get chosen. Could it be that there was no candidate that you liked that ran? Why not? > Also in many european countries there is a much higher tax rate bc many > countries are based on a socialism system, which is a pretty effective > system by the way from what i have read about it. Is the price of > gasoline high there bc of taxes? Think about it: Already our gas is taxes some 100% (at least). It's not any more expensive to get gas to Europe that it is to USA. Conclusion, Europe govt takes in $4+ on each gallon of gas. > If i could single handedly "do something about it" trust me i would but > i lack the financial support or the power.. Weak excuse. You ever been to a city council meeting? There's plenty of ways for you to have your voice heard, and it doesn't take financial support or power. > And i dont think our basic freedoms are the same at all. They have been > changed over and over again thru time, almost to the point of being > unrecognized. the right to bear arms, freedom of speech (without being > sued that is), freedom of assembly, privacy and other rights are > examples of rights that have been consistently chipped away at for many > years. Remember who voted those rights away? The people of the USA. I fail to see how we've lost rights compared to 200 years ago on any of the above points, though, you need to give examples. -Dave ___________________________________________________________________ The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/
