The vote for a president: How do you vote?

Wilso wrote:

....Just as those who voted for Bush in the last election gave the world it's biggest tyrant since Hitler.

That.

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georgeob1 wrote:

Eva wrote:
Silly me! And I thought it was sexually transmitted! Or...were you implying that their leaders are screwing them? No, that couldn't be it. If that were the cause, there'd be a 98% rate in the U.S.

A decade ago Uganda and South Africa had similar rates of infection (about 8%), South Africa took no action with respect to public information and education and its President even publically speculated that the disease was a foreign plot. Uganda undertook a well organized program of public education, emphasizing monagamy generally, and abstinence for the young. Today the rate in Uganda is 5% and falling. In South Africa it is 21% and rising fast.

Silly you indeed.

I am well aware of the political process that has led to soaring AIDS rates in Africa, george, and I agree that it is a very serious matter. I was simply laughing at your choice of words. Let's not fight.

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Eva,

That's fair. OK, we're pals.

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georgeob1 wrote:

Wilso wrote:
....Just as those who voted for Bush in the last election gave the world it's biggest tyrant since Hitler.

That.

That is only your opinion. I happen to it's true.

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georgeob1 wrote:

Wilso wrote:
....Just as those who voted for Bush in the last election gave the world it's biggest tyrant since Hitler.

That.

That is only your opinion. I happen to think it's true.

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Dartboard? I don't suppose my rifle targets (the first & the best ones I've ever done) would qualify as a substitute?

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Who will I vote for? Well, so far, my choice is "stay home & get an extra hour of sleep".

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Glad to see that Lola has read "For Whom the Bell Tolls".

How big is that leaf?

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Wilso wrote:

If you're voting anywhere but the US, it's unlikely your vote will have an effect on the rest of the world. But your vote in the US very much does. Just as those who voted for Bush in the last election gave the world it's biggest tyrant since Hitler.

Actually, even if you vote on national issues in the US your vote doesn't count. It's the Electorial College that picks the US President, not the people. I don't know why we even vote. The popular number means nothing. It's only a group of chosen electors that aren't even chosen by the people that pick the president.

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How exactly does the electoral college work? I'm not sure that it means your vote doesn't count at all. Or does it?

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Quote:

.........."Well, he would have to see about getting Pablo a cigar. That was what that face really needed to complete it; a half chewed cigar. Where could he get Pablo a cigar?

"How does it go?" Robert Jordan asked politely.

"Very well," Pablo said and nodded his head heavily and judiciously. "Muy bein."

"You've thought up something?" Agustin asked from where they were playing cards.

"Yes," Pablo said. "Various things."

"Where did you find them? In that bowl?" Agustin demanded.

"Perhaps," Pablo said. "Who knows? Maria, fill the bowl, will you please?"

"In the wineskin itself there should be some fine ideas," Agustin turned back to the card game. "Why don't you crawl in and look for them inside the skin."

"Nay," said Pablo equably. "I search for them in the bowl."

For Whom the Bell Tolls, p. 227

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I find it ironic that the poster who started this thread is a self-confessed non-voter!

I would think the ideal candidate is someone who encompasses all three qualities. I also can't help but think that the best person for the country would also be the best person in international affairs.

kickycan wrote:

How exactly does the electoral college work? I'm not sure that it means your vote doesn't count at all. Or does it?

Don't they teach you that stuff in school? The one interesting aspect of the electoral college is that the elector has the power to go against the majority votes and cast for anyone on the ballot. I wuz hopin' that would happen with the Bush-Gore fiasco of 2000, but such was not the case.

Here is a primer for ya kickycan.

Electoral College - How it works

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Thanks Caprice. BTW When did I say I didn't vote?

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My apologies kickycan. I confused you with BlueMonkey. Well...your avatars are similar looking after all! Very Happy

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Yeah, even in real life many people mistake me for somebody else. LOL

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Not a problem.

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And about the electoral college. I did learn that in school, but over the years I lost the details somewhere along the way. I just wasn't sure how many there were, or where their accountability lies.

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The problem with the electoral college is that we can have a president with less popular votes.

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Here's how to vote:

Federal

Executive Branch
President 11/02/04 George W. Bush
Vice President 11/02/04 Richard Cheney

U.S. Senate
U.S. Senator 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
U.S. Congress Vote here: Republican
U.S. Representative District 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican

District Court of Appeal (Appointed / Retention Election) Vote here: Republican

2nd District Court of Appeal 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican

State

State Senate
State Senator District 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican

State House
Florida House of Representatives District 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican

Your State Supreme Court Vote here: Republican
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Vote here: Republican
State Attorney 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
Public Defender 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
Judge of the Circuit Court Group 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
County

Constitutional Officers Vote here: Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
County Sheriff 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
Property Appraiser 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
Supervisor of Elections 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
Tax Collector 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican

Commission
County Commissioner - At Large District 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican
School Board
School Board Member 02/04 Vote here: Republican

Judicial
Judge of the County Court Group 11/02/04 Vote here: Republican

Fire Control Commissioner Vote here: Republican

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