Rock the Vote!

[Rardac]

<showing my age, I know>

Just wanted to remind everyone that out in the real world in the U.S. today its election day. It doesn't matter who you vote for as long as you get out and exercise your sovereignty!

[Aoann]

Go woman's rites. I will vote today cause I can. :D

[Drakhon]

Go woman's rites. I will vote today cause I can. :D

Rites? What, you perform some crazy ritual while in the voting booth?

[Rardac]

Shhhh....best not to ask....:eek:

[Elsebet]

Rites? What, you perform some crazy ritual while in the voting booth?

One of my friends in college tried to get me into Wicca. I asked if it would allow me to throw fireballs. He said no, so I declined. True story.

Get out and vote people!

[Drakhon]

What's the point in being a witch if you don't have cool magical powers?

And I voted on Saturday.

[Greenmind]

I chose not to vote for because I don't care for any of the options...

[LeMieux]

I wrote in a vote for Aquaman.

[Monstein]

I earned my right with blood to not vote if I feel that nether of them is worth it.

[Drakhon]

While you certainly can choose not to vote, basing it on not liking either choice only works as a logical conclusion if not voting could result in neither of them being elected. As that is simply not going to happen, it makes more sense to vote for the one that you dislike less.

[Gisli]

Not liking the choices doesn't remove your obligation to do your part in a democracy. If you went to the voting both, stood in there, and deliberately didn't vote, then that would be a conscious decision. Not showing up is not doing your share.

[Monstein]

While you certainly can choose not to vote, basing it on not liking either choice only works as a logical conclusion if not voting could result in neither of them being elected. As that is simply not going to happen, it makes more sense to vote for the one that you dislike less.

How much I like ether I'd rather just not go out to vote. Yeah you can vote for the better or the two or write in, but I'd rahter not do ether.

[Aoann]

How much I like ether I'd rather just not go out to vote. Yeah you can vote for the better or the two or write in, but I'd rahter not do ether.

Eh. I'd really rather have people vote intelligently. If they can not do so, then thats okay. more likely my vote will count then.

[Monstein]

Not liking the choices doesn't remove your obligation to do your part in a democracy. If you went to the voting both, stood in there, and deliberately didn't vote, then that would be a conscious decision. Not showing up is not doing your share.

Yeap, I did my share for 2 years and casted my vote with my blood.

[Dharnyle]

I know most polls are closed now, but there are more things on the Ballot then just the Presidency. While I can see someone saying, "300+ Million people and these two are the best we can come up with? BAH!" But don't forget, the whole House of Representatives is up for election as is 1/3 of the Senate. Not to mention issues for your state and county.

Each item deserves attention. I hope you chose based on what you think will be best.

Now... back to the Interwebs to check on early results.

[Rardac]

Glad we got at least a little debate on this topic. It is important.

[ScarDar]

Something I wrote up for my family, I live in Chicago and went to the Grant Park rally. And no not the fenced in part.



I know not everyone agrees with my political viewpoints, but I thought you all would enjoy these pics I took last night with my iPhone of the Obama Rally in Grant Park. The iPhone camera isn't the greatest in the world, but you can see the sheer number of people who showed up to the rally last night in Grant Park. The last few shots were of the sunrise from this morning from my apartment after I work up this morning.

I didn't take any pictures of the walk there, but there were atleast 2 cops on every intersection. They also had Snow Plows all over the place (the temperature was in the mid 60s). My best guess was that if there was any kind of debre they could push it out of the way to get the Motorcade through whatever secret route they choose.

After I got there I had to wait for Dad to show up for a good 20 minutes and just sitting there on the corner of the street we were meeting at I could see people dancing, and of course the protesters attempting to protest. But really they just ended up dancing to their drum circles, even they couldn't resist just partying.

After me and Dad met up we started walking through the entrance past a whole line of riot geared police. Police were everywhere you looked. I saw atleast 2 "plain clothes" secret service (they had white ear plugs, military hair cuts, and giant backpacks that you knew had some sort of heavy weaponry in them, they really "stuck out" haha). This will sound extremely hippy but before the rally all the journalists and politicians were scared of riots and what not, but at the Rally all you could feel is nothing but sheer Love and Joy just flowing through the crowd.

Me and dad were in the far NW corner at one of the 8 or so jumbotrons they had setup for non-ticketed people. Everyone just watched CNN on the jumbotron. Then CNN did this countdown from 30 seconds before California polls closed, and at the point we all knew Obama would win as soon as California was declared for Obama, so everyone started yelling the countdown just like New Years Day. After McCain gave his speech they turned off CNN and started giving us a direct feed from the fenced in ticketed area where Obama was going to speak, and they started pumping in feel-good Music. So naturally everyone started singing along. And then Obama spook, and it was a King level speech, everyone was just floored and started yelling Yes We Can as if they were in church yelling Amen.

Afterwards walking home in the middle of Michigan Avenue you could hear cheering behind you and then right behind you, then you'd cheer, and then the cheer would continue down the street. It was the wave, but in sound form. That happened a good 10x just walking 1/2 a mile.

http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/AFinley/?action=view&current=ec6d5daf.pbw

[Wolvan]

Yah, I didn't go to the Obama rally...seeing how I didn't vote for him. :)

(I live in Illinois also, on the far SW 'burbs of Chicago in New Lenox (by Joliet))

Cook County / Chicago voting rules: Vote (corrupt) democrat's and vote often! Even if your dead! I'm just glad I live in Will county not Cook.

(Not that I care for republicans either, I'm a registered independent)

[ScarDar]

Albeit I did vote for Obama, I just dont see a reason to vote in Chicago...ever. My vote just doesn't matter and I'm liberal... When it comes to voting it's one of the few times I miss living in Missouri, atleast there my vote actually was worth something.

[Greenmind]

While you certainly can choose not to vote, basing it on not liking either choice only works as a logical conclusion if not voting could result in neither of them being elected. As that is simply not going to happen, it makes more sense to vote for the one that you dislike less.

If I could go to the polls and choose a "none of the above" option and have that be a message to both parties, I would. Since I cannot, I would rather not endorce either party. Voting for McCain would have been saying I want a conservative republican who doesn't take a vested interest in learning about things I feel are in my opinion key to keeping this country going. Voting for Obama tells the rest of the democrats who now control everything that I approve of their choices in social programs and so on, which in many ways I do not.

Everyone tries to tell me I need to vote because it's my responsibility. I disagree. If someone gave you the option of signing/endorsing two documents...both of which had a large number of key things in it that you did not agree with, would you sign either? I wouldn't. Voting for a candidate is endorsing who they are and what they stand for and at the same time it's sending a message to the rest of the system that this is what you want to see made into law. I did not and do not want to see either Obama or McCain's ideas/values/political position applied as law to the United States...

[Aoann]

I do hope you know that usually your state (and city or county) votes on referendums at election time. I hope you consider voting just for that. those votes DO count. It does make a difference to be involved.

[Isak]

And this thread has run its course.