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20 years ago women didn't have the vote but are nowadays considered equal. Do you think that in twenty years time, animals will have the vote?

Oh no. It's the knights who say "NI!"...

It would depend what animal. I think only the apes first.

Course, cos animals are also human beings.

I'd say to let the dolphins vote before the monkeys. The dolphins are the real brain on this earth.

I wouldn't be suprised if several animals voted Republican in the Florida election this year :rolleyes:

I'd say to let the dolphins vote before the monkeys. The dolphins are the real brain on this earth.
Our brain looks like a dolphin? :eek:

20 years ago women didn't have the vote but are nowadays considered equal. Do you think that in twenty years time, animals will have the vote?20 years ago women didn't have the vote, where are you from?

Anyway in 20 years I expect we will have adopted true democracy in the one-man/one-vote sense, I just hope I am the one man who gets that vote.

20 years ago women didn't have the vote, where are you from?

He's a knight who says "Ni!"

He's a knight who says "Ni!"
He is no longer a knight who say "Ni!".

He is no longer a knight who say "Ni!".
oh yeah... now he's a knight who says: "Ekky ekky ekky woopang someting blabla jadajada"

20 years ago women didn't have the vote, where are you from?

Anyway in 20 years I expect we will have adopted true democracy in the one-man/one-vote sense, I just hope I am the one man who gets that vote.

Someone reads Pratchett.

well all i have to say is IT

But there are dogs that can drive, so why are they not able to vote?

Eventually, I think most apes/monkeys, pigs, dolphins, octopuses etc will at least be no longer considered food.

But chickens, sheep and cows will never be equal. They're just vapid.

Most molluscs, insects and so on will always be pure fodder.

yes. yes, i think they will be allowed to vote. and it's a good thing. we live on the same planet, we share the same problems and we should have an equal say on what's going on in this world.
let's all join hands (/paws/...)and vote together. forever. amen.

yes. yes, i think they will be allowed to vote. and it's a good thing. we live on the same planet, we share the same problems and we should have an equal say on what's going on in this world.
let's all join hands (/paws/...)and vote together. forever. amen.

Yeah! Why not have an animal parliament or something!?

Yeah! Why not have an animal parliament or something!?
The Animal Party:
Big Bird for President!

Yeah! Why not have an animal parliament or something!?
yeah, we could draw on 'animal farm' for inspiration! ... or was it 'sesame street'? ;)

yeah, we could draw on 'animal farm' ;)

Oh I've seen the film of that. I thought it was illegal or sommat.

yeah, we could draw on 'animal farm' for inspiration! ... or was it 'sesame street'? ;)
Sesame street: the perfect example of man and animal in harmony

Our brain looks like a dolphin? :eek:
No but Dolphin's brains are the biggest in comparison to IQ. While Whales have big brains, they are too elistist to join the voting idea.

Whales already run the open. Whales started War World 2. You migh think impossible but next time you read up on it. :ook for pictures around water. You find them if you look closely. Whales have been shaping human history since 109 AD.

A few are Dolphins are part of a secret society dedicated to protecting our history.

Shh, you didn't hear that from me. Ehhh, ehhh, ehh, no noo nooooo!

All I want to know is: if animals start to vote, will it stop me from eating my soylent green?

All I want to know is: if animals start to vote, will it stop me from eating my soylent green?

Not if you don't want it to.

If you eat an animal, is that election falsification?

All I want to know is: if animals start to vote, will it stop me from eating my soylent green?
But soylent green is made out of people! Its made out of people! *falls to knees* Can't you see your eating your uncle Tom...you eating your uncle Tom!

If you eat an animal, is that election falsification?

No it's delicious.

But soylent green is made out of people! Its made out of people! *falls to knees* Can't you see your eating your uncle Tom...you eating your uncle Tom!
hmmmm... Tastes like chicken.

Sesame street: the perfect example of man and animal in harmony

Is that the one with the horse and that girl?

ACtually I do kinda sorta favor giving the vote to dolphins. I figure if you are going to draft a being you should at least give it the right to vote so it can have an impact on decisions to go to war or not.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/animals/newsid_2886000/2886535.stm

20 years ago women didn't have the vote but are nowadays considered equal. Do you think that in twenty years time, animals will have the vote?
20 years ago it was 1984.
1984 the women had the vote.
Read a damned book.

I think your all crazy, how can anyone even think of the idea that dolphins will vote.

20 years ago it was 1984.
1984 the women had the vote.
Read a damned book.

Well perhaps he is from from of the following countries:

Suffrage dates for women:
1986 Central African Republic, Djibouti
1989 Namibia
1990 Samoa
1993 Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova

Yes, I am sure that's the case. It must be.

well ive seen a rubber band, and a horse fly,
but not yet seen a dolphin express a preference for anything except food

20 years ago women didn't have the vote but are nowadays considered equal. Do you think that in twenty years time, animals will have the vote?

I havn't read much of the thread but I noticed that many people were discussing what would be the first animal to vote. Although, if an animal (apart from humans) does end up voting it's not likely to happen within the next twenty years.

Although, if an animal (apart from humans) does end up voting it's not likely to happen within the next twenty years.
what? you honestly consider that animals will ever be allowed to vote? but?how? why would you think that?

I think your all crazy, how can anyone even think of the idea that dolphins will vote.I don't know many dolphins (and none I've spoken with, just nodding acquantances really) but I have heard that dolphins have a pretty crude sense of humour, I expect that is what would drive them to vote.

The question is should they have the right to even if they chose not exercise it. Let us not compllicate the issue by considering aquatic mammal turnout rates, this sort of argument could be used to justify disenfachising many groups with low election particpation.