tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post2397458865168851192..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: A History of Voting and Not VotingA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-1525627020116629422012-11-25T18:14:07.006-04:002012-11-25T18:14:07.006-04:00Self-selection among citizens in the decision to v...Self-selection among citizens in the decision to vote doesn't bother me at all. It's better than forcing uninterested people to vote. <br /><br />On a different point, @PJ, I disagree with national recall efforts. Look at how threats of impeachment have been used, and then tell me it wouldn't be used for partisan advantage.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-56065269868367446662012-11-07T15:06:13.039-04:002012-11-07T15:06:13.039-04:00Obviously, the Electoral College is the largest ch...Obviously, the Electoral College is the largest challenge to full voting. As the joke went, Obama won the presidency of OHIO. When the rest of the country realizes the election really comes down to a handful of states AND NOT THE POPULAR VOTE, people are just not going to vote in those uncontested states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-11630720433494486832012-11-05T15:54:36.712-04:002012-11-05T15:54:36.712-04:00@Sonny - In Canada they have a well defined identi...@Sonny - In Canada they have a well defined identification requirement. The idea that showing an ID to vote is preventing "potential Democratic voters" from going to the polls would be laughed out of town. They would want to know whether you are really foolish enough to buy that sort of argument or if you really believe Democrats are too incompetent to be able to show an ID. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-19115216456596541852012-11-05T14:04:36.713-04:002012-11-05T14:04:36.713-04:00Both an excellent and frightening article. We all ...Both an excellent and frightening article. We all want democracy but not all of us are doing our fair share.William Quincy Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337095766556949027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-773875928383443342012-11-05T10:49:13.818-04:002012-11-05T10:49:13.818-04:00Its not surprising of the low voter turnout in the...Its not surprising of the low voter turnout in the U.S. mainly because of the bullshit the Republicans are doing to prevent potential Democratic voters to go to the polls. In Canada that is unheard of and if the things that the Republicans are doing to prevent voters from voting we'd have their asses in jail. In canada that stuff is a Federal Crime. Why don't you guys do something about that shit????<br />Sonny Covinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01280735925863445799noreply@blogger.com