Thanks Ryan (I'm a big fan BTW).
Just to clarify, Michigan is a 'closed' primary, you must register to vote 30 days before the primary, but you simply choose which primary you're participating in when you go to your polling place to vote. You don't have to pre-register 'republican' or 'democrat' -- just show up!
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For Americans who were taught nothing in school
For Americans who were taught nothing in school
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Rampaging Manatee
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Re: For Americans who were taught nothing in school
Thanks for the extra info on your state.
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Re: For Americans who were taught nothing in school
America has a pretty shit voting system, having to register and re register to change parties is beyond retarded, that is absolutely why there is no change. people aren't going to re register and go an d vote most people in the US are to lazy to just show up and vote. it is intentionally and unnecessarily complicated to elect a president. I wasn't sure how it all worked as I left the US before high school.
How about if you're a US citizen and an adult you register to vote and then vote for who or whatever party you want?
This is basically how the Australian voting system works except we vote for an electorate and whichever party wins the most electorates wins the election and appoints their leader as Prime Minister.
it's a totally different political system here in Australia, but there is one thing they got right; You register to vote, and thats it you are now a registered voter and may vote at any election for whoever or whatever party you want. I don't know why in America you have to choose a team and lock it in, old and stubborn people would hardly ever change teams.
How about if you're a US citizen and an adult you register to vote and then vote for who or whatever party you want?
This is basically how the Australian voting system works except we vote for an electorate and whichever party wins the most electorates wins the election and appoints their leader as Prime Minister.
it's a totally different political system here in Australia, but there is one thing they got right; You register to vote, and thats it you are now a registered voter and may vote at any election for whoever or whatever party you want. I don't know why in America you have to choose a team and lock it in, old and stubborn people would hardly ever change teams.
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Re: For Americans who were taught nothing in school
one more thing, if I dont vote I get fined $50, It is compulsory to vote in Australia.
Would any Americans want to start compulsory voting in the US?
Would any Americans want to start compulsory voting in the US?
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Re: For Americans who were taught nothing in school
Because some actually like getting beat over the head by assholes wearing fancy hats and badges.Raoul wrote:one more thing, if I dont vote I get fined $50, It is compulsory to vote in Australia.
Would any Americans want to start compulsory voting in the US?
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"Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental
opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a
distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every
change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic
plan of reducing [a people] to slavery."
~~ Thomas Jefferson
"Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely. The more power a government has, the more it can arbitrarily make war on others and murder foreign and domestic subjects. The more that government is constrained and diffused, the less tendency there is for them to commit genocide."
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It's not just for breakfast any more.
"Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental
opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a
distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every
change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic
plan of reducing [a people] to slavery."
~~ Thomas Jefferson
"Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely. The more power a government has, the more it can arbitrarily make war on others and murder foreign and domestic subjects. The more that government is constrained and diffused, the less tendency there is for them to commit genocide."
~~ Art Crino
When they put you in the internment camp, if you're really, really good, they might let you watch Dancing With The Stars.
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Re: For Americans who were taught nothing in school
Same over here when voting for a president except you'll be registered automatically as you are born. In parliamentary and municipal elections you have to choose a candidate (from any party) from your region.Raoul wrote:You register to vote, and thats it you are now a registered voter and may vote at any election for whoever or whatever party you want.
Don't know but voting in elections should definitely be a duty and not a choice in my opinion.Raoul wrote:Would any Americans want to start compulsory voting in the US?
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Would you recommend prison, forced labor, confiscation of property, beheading,or some other creative use of force and violence by the state as punishment for failure to this "duty"?Naava wrote:Same over here when voting for a president except you'll be registered automatically as you are born. In parliamentary and municipal elections you have to choose a candidate (from any party) from your region.Raoul wrote:You register to vote, and thats it you are now a registered voter and may vote at any election for whoever or whatever party you want.
Don't know but voting in elections should definitely be a duty and not a choice in my opinion.Raoul wrote:Would any Americans want to start compulsory voting in the US?
And btw:
Which role would you play in this:
prison guard,
cracking the bull whip,
taking someone's shit,
dropping the ax,
voting for someone to hire someone else to do it?
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It's not just for breakfast any more.
"Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental
opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a
distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every
change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic
plan of reducing [a people] to slavery."
~~ Thomas Jefferson
"Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely. The more power a government has, the more it can arbitrarily make war on others and murder foreign and domestic subjects. The more that government is constrained and diffused, the less tendency there is for them to commit genocide."
~~ Art Crino
When they put you in the internment camp, if you're really, really good, they might let you watch Dancing With The Stars.
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It's not just for breakfast any more.
"Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental
opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a
distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every
change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic
plan of reducing [a people] to slavery."
~~ Thomas Jefferson
"Power kills, absolute power kills absolutely. The more power a government has, the more it can arbitrarily make war on others and murder foreign and domestic subjects. The more that government is constrained and diffused, the less tendency there is for them to commit genocide."
~~ Art Crino
When they put you in the internment camp, if you're really, really good, they might let you watch Dancing With The Stars.
Re: For Americans who were taught nothing in school
I think they shouldn't have parties and voting should be blind, when you go to vote you will at least have to know their name and there won't be an R or a D next to anyone's name.
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Re: For Americans who were taught nothing in school
The fine they have in Australia seems reasonable, only I think it should be lower and the person's income level be taken into account.dicktater wrote:Would you recommend prison, forced labor, confiscation of property, beheading,or some other creative use of force and violence by the state as punishment for failure to this "duty"?