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after seeing the first 5 or six posts of this thread (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=369884)
i want to know how people will be voting

absentee :)

I am not old enough to vote however I am actively campaigning for John Kerry. I am also the President of the Democrats club at my high school.

Lunch hour vote at the local highschool.

i should be voting at the polls but i might miss it due to hunting all day :sniper:

btw if you think that only republicans hunt - im a democrat

I did early voting this Thursday because I didn't want to wait in long lines on Nov. 2. I hold dear my Constitutional right to a private ballot, so don't bother asking who I voted for. ;)

I can't vote because I'm not old enough.

I did early voting this Thursday because I didn't want to wait in long lines on Nov. 2. I hold dear my Constitutional right to a private ballot, so don't bother asking who I voted for. ;)
i dont care who just how

I can't see why anyone would vote for Bush.

indeed.

oh and im not of age either. bah.

The company I work for is good enough to give us a paid holiday for the presidential elections. After taking my wife to the dentist (ouch) for a 10 AM apointment, we will vote on our way home.

They should really let 15 year olds and up vote.

I can't see why anyone would vote for Bush.
Maybe because doctors don't want to pay $170,000 in malpractice every year? Can you blame them?

It is nice that they give up the day off.

Malpractice lawsuits are one factor.

I can't see why anyone would vote for Bush.
not the thread fot this

Yeah. Bush is trying to somehow create a program to elimate the retarded ones.

I'm voting with my feet. As long as a certain president sits in the white house, i will not visit the USA.

Maybe because doctors don't want to pay $170,000 in malpractice every year? Can you blame them?

Yes I can! I'm a law student, and I want my unlimited punitive damages! Vote in Kerry so I can loot small businesses when I graduate! :eek:

Seriously though, I probably won't be a trial lawyer, so it's not an issue to me.. however, as a small business owner, my mind is already made up on people like Edwards. ;)

Also if we had a stable health care system that was affordable then less miscommunications and malpratice would occur.

Also if we had a stable health care system that was affordable then less miscommunications and malpratice would occur.
Not really. I know a doctor that has a lawsuit on him ATM. The plaintiff has FIVE other lawsuits against her employer and somebody who she got into a car collision with. (Her car was not even scratched.)

not the thread fot this

Sorry for the disruption.

Well I used to think voting is this great thing and all that. But now that I look at it, as long as it has to do with telling how one person should live a life because another chooses to live that life it is truly never going to help mankind. It will only continue to erode our freedoms and our happiness in this world. Now when we start voting on repealing laws that we have in place that do no good but only harm. Such as the ones that act as a so called deterant and bans because every person that has ever been a teenager knows that deterants only feed more rebellion. When we start having laws that are based on understanding of why people do such deeds such as murder and rape and molestation instead of just continuing a cycle that brings no answer to any end, such as throwing away the key and such. People can change even the worst of the worst but only if they are willing to accept that God is the only answer to this riddle. Acceptance that we can change and being willing to understand that love is the only answer that brings peace. Think about it, God states "no formalities" and "no labels" and seek peace. I don't have any superior comprehension skills to any other and I can see that this brings true peace and understanding but only if we truly believe in the word of God.

Going to the polls early at 6:30 am est to avoid lines and because I have a lot of classes tuesday.

Voting for Kerry & For Sen. Voinovich.

/Ohioan & voted in every election since I was 18.

Not really. I know a doctor that has a lawsuit on him ATM. The plaintiff has FIVE other lawsuits against her employer and somebody who she got into a car collision with. (Her car was not even scratched.)

However though if the information was widely available then it would be harder to fake a lawsuit. Also you would be safeguarding those who deserve it.

Sorry for the disruption.
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I wish I could vote...not that it would really matter here in New Jersey, if I voted Kerry, he would win, if I voted Bush, I would feel like an idiot and Kerry woudl win there anyway :) ....but I would vote regardless, I hate people who don't :mad: ...

They should really let 15 year olds and up vote.
Do you really think so? Quite frankly I think it would undermine the privilage if they let it go on so early. In the future, I think less people would be likely to do it. Plus, something like 98% of kids vote with their parents, so it really wouldn't influence the outcome by very much. Keep in mind that just becuase some people are mature enough to handle voting while they're in high school, the gross majority of teens are under-informed and close-minded. And I'm not exaggerating, I go to a high school full of people who will talk your ear off about why you should vote for who and not give you any valid reasons the whole time.

Do you really think so? Quite frankly I think it would undermine the privilage if they let it go on so early. In the future, I think less people would be likely to do it. Plus, something like 98% of kids vote with their parents, so it really wouldn't influence the outcome by very much. Keep in mind that just becuase some people are mature enough to handle voting while they're in high school, the gross majority of teens are under-informed and close-minded. And I'm not exaggerating, I go to a high school full of people who will talk your ear off about why you should vote for who and not give you any valid reasons the whole time.

Trust me I understand what you are saying. I was just joking. In the Democrats club at my high school which I am the President of, there are tons of naive people who don't really have a clue as to what is happening on the political scale. I was just trying to stir up the conversation, and I am 15 years old. lol.

Maybe they should have an electronic test right before the voting booth...Some important political policies of both candidates, what's bad about them, what's good (is anything good? :p), how much money each one plans on wasting, how much time they spend on their vacation..

..That way the stupid people would get so bored of reading the information that they wouldn't vote...but, this means that anyone, ages 15 and up, can vote.. because many people who are really intelligent deserve to vote.. otherwise you get people like Nader voters :headbang: ...

Do you really think so? Quite frankly I think it would undermine the privilage if they let it go on so early. In the future, I think less people would be likely to do it. Plus, something like 98% of kids vote with their parents, so it really wouldn't influence the outcome by very much. Keep in mind that just becuase some people are mature enough to handle voting while they're in high school, the gross majority of teens are under-informed and close-minded. And I'm not exaggerating, I go to a high school full of people who will talk your ear off about why you should vote for who and not give you any valid reasons the whole time.
Not that I support lowering the voting age, but I have to ask how that is really different from the gross majority of Americans? Some people I've talked to say that they're voting for Bush because Kerry is a flip-flopper... yet they can't even say exactly what the candidate's issues are apart from broad statements such as Bush being strong on terror.

They should really let 15 year olds and up vote.
Sure, if you like the idea of President Britney.

I used to think the voting age should be lowered, but then I looked around at the majority of people under 18 and realised that, if it was, we'd have bling-bling rappers and bottle-blonde pop singers running the country. 'Anyone but Bush', sure, but the line has to be drawn somewhere.

Trust me though those kids have absolutely no interest in politics. Also that statement if true would mean that adults would for the most part elect Football players. However that doesn't happen.

Wow.. Shaq as President.. damn thas cool :cool: ..

Trust me though those kids have absolutely no interest in politics. Also that statement if true would mean that adults would for the most part elect Football players. However that doesn't happen.
Most adults, while they might not know about the intricacies of the issues, would vote for an actual politician - I trust the average person to have that much intelligence even if you don't. However, the average 15-year-old would elect a footstool as President if you got the latest 'thug' rapper to do the backing for the campaign ad.

No offence to any 15-year-olds who might read this - I don't mean you. You obviously take an interest in politics or you wouldn't be on a politically-oriented site - it's just the ones I see most of the time wouldn't know a ballot box from a badger set, and thus should be kept as far away from the former as possible.

Picked "vote early" since I already voted.

The line was only about an hour on saturday...it will probably be about 3 on tuesday. I am sure I can spend those two hours doing something useful...maybe watching reruns of three's company or something that will expand my arachnid mind.

Never let it fester.

They should really let 15 year olds and up vote.

25 and up, but 18 to drink.

voting permition should not be granted according to age but according to inteligence and economical importance... also taking care of level of education for example if a 30 year old didn't finish high school he doesn't have any right... and also if the person is unemployed he/she doesn't have any rights either... Ignorants and Useless can't decide for a country... yet young persons who qualify with above can...

Most adults, while they might not know about the intricacies of the issues, would vote for an actual politician - I trust the average person to have that much intelligence even if you don't. However, the average 15-year-old would elect a footstool as President if you got the latest 'thug' rapper to do the backing for the campaign ad.

No offence to any 15-year-olds who might read this - I don't mean you. You obviously take an interest in politics or you wouldn't be on a politically-oriented site - it's just the ones I see most of the time wouldn't know a ballot box from a badger set, and thus should be kept as far away from the former as possible.

Thanks. I'm still 15 and was going to say something like "well I could vote intelligently." But now I don't have to.
I totally see the point though. I honestly wouldn't want most (if any) of the teens I know voting.
So while I think I should be able to vote, I can see why the age limit is where it's at.

I was also thinking that mabye only the intellegent people should be allowed to vote. But then maybe that's not really fair either. If the majority of the population are "too stupid" to vote, then the country would be in trouble no matter who was president.

Anyway, you can bet I'll be voting as soon as I'm old enough because I know why it's important. And I'm really interested in this stuff anyway.

I'm going to the polls in early afternoon with my boyfriend. This is my second presidental election and his first time voting. He's 28 and has never voted before, but felt a need to get involved this year. I've voted every year, no matter what was on the ballot. I wish Ohio had early voting, but we don't, so I will probably have to wait in line for a while.