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Diva, Dawson...yeah.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Nov 3 '08, 11:11

part of me says fuck em. If you aren't smart enough to know the basic homework, I'd rather you not vote; buy a house, etc etc etc.

but that post was sarcasm.

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that's a entirely wacky, outrageous and dangerous precedent you're putting out there. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:21 12
- On a sidenote, even though I knew their votes would cancel out my own, I made certain that family members knew the best/easiest ways to vote early. - David Nov 3, 11:32
- *shrug* - Will Hunting Nov 3, 11:26 4
  - the process is fairly arcane and confusing. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:29 3
    - I'd just like for the Bush supporters in 2000 and 2004 to admit they screwed the pooch. Redmond, to his credit, has done so. I respect him for that. -- nm - David Nov 3, 11:36 1
      - I typed that out twice now and deleted it out of board etiquette. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:43
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- You're comparing reasons for voting a certain way and the ability to vote at all. -- nm - Candidate Vermin Nov 3, 11:24 4
  - maybe I am although not entirely. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:34 3
    - Again, if I believe Obama is an Arab, I still retain the option to vote him or not. - Will Hunting Nov 3, 11:38 1
      - we're talkinbg about a set of facts nothing more. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:47
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- oh man, I remember the Manchurian days of the election ... it seems like years ago -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 11:22
I'm with you. - Candidate Vermin Nov 3, 11:14 12
- Nevertheless, compulsory voting has worked in Australia for almost 100 years. - Roger More Nov 3, 11:32
- so you have half the electorate conspiring to keep the other half as dumb and misinformed as possible. makes perfect sense to me. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 11:17
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  - No, I don't see how. - Candidate Vermin Nov 3, 11:21 8
    - you can easily test for a competent drive...not sure you can devise a test for a voter. - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:26 4
      - "What date is the election?" "Sorry, not wednesday." - Will Hunting Nov 3, 11:28 1
        
        the process is intimidating for some. It may not be a lack of intelligence. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 3, 11:41
      - at least not without violating the Constitution... -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 11:26 1
        
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      - You think? Those were all *republican* voters that got confused by the 2000 ballots in Florida, right? - Candidate Vermin Nov 3, 11:30
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Diva, Dawson...yeah.

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