Comments on: On Voting http://www.fascinationplace.org/2006/11/06/on-voting/ Michael Rawdon's webjournal Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:34:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Subrata Sircar http://www.fascinationplace.org/2006/11/06/on-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Subrata Sircar Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:10:41 +0000 http://www.fascinationplace.org/2006/11/06/on-voting/#comment-61 I do feel that if you don't vote, you're missing the easiest way to make a difference on an issue; hence the "if you don't vote, don't complain" sort of attitude. I, too, would love to see voter turnout go way, way up. Motivating 10% more voters (or even 5%, last year) would make a tremendous difference in what ballot measures passed and who was elected. BTW, the two major parties are spending upwards of $5 BILLION dollars this year on election campaigns. That's $400 million more than they spent on the last Presidential election. They think it's important; shouldn't we? I do feel that if you don’t vote, you’re missing the easiest way to make a difference on an issue; hence the “if you don’t vote, don’t complain” sort of attitude. I, too, would love to see voter turnout go way, way up. Motivating 10% more voters (or even 5%, last year) would make a tremendous difference in what ballot measures passed and who was elected.

BTW, the two major parties are spending upwards of $5 BILLION dollars this year on election campaigns. That’s $400 million more than they spent on the last Presidential election. They think it’s important; shouldn’t we?

]]> By: Nadyne Mielke http://www.fascinationplace.org/2006/11/06/on-voting/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Nadyne Mielke Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:37:13 +0000 http://www.fascinationplace.org/2006/11/06/on-voting/#comment-59 The idea that anyone has ever found Mallard Fillmore entertaining (in anything other than a bemused how-dumb-can-one-guy-be? kind of way) is one that makes it hard for me to sleep some nights. The idea that anyone has ever found Mallard Fillmore entertaining (in anything other than a bemused how-dumb-can-one-guy-be? kind of way) is one that makes it hard for me to sleep some nights.

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