Topic: POLL: Do you vote in your local, regional, and National elections? (Read 1170 times)

I dont vote because i hate all politicians.

Yes I vote,not because I think that something can change, but because someone else do not vote for me.Politics is a dirty business, and the theft of votes is normal today.

Yes I do because I still believe it affects couple of things. Sometimes only 1000 votes change lots of things.
But it really does not have big impact on big portrait. Politics are all corrupted.

Yes, but it has no effects. You can't change anything in democracy with poor and uneducated people.

Yes I do vote, thats how democracy works.
Or should work, depends on the country I guess.

I live in CA - I'm afraid to even look at the cretins casting votes - scares me to know what is coming.

*sticks fingers in ears and yells*

In fact eventhough I'm going to vote, nothing will chance.
Instead it got worse.
Let say my big problem every year is traffic jam and flood. Surely this need some attention from my goverment before things got worse and worse

i'm participate in election when i was on senior high school,that time i elect president election,and it memorable when my option was win election. but on second time when i was on college,i choose the an president who not win the election,but i'm not sad,because many people same with me,our hero was not elected on president election

Some people still do not understand that you need to vote to show your voice.  There are so many people that do not vote and they cause themselves more issues than they need by doing this.  Take the recent Ohio election concerning the legalization of marijuana.  This bill was not passed because there were not enough votes.  Before the bill was introduced a public poll was taken and it should have passed, but there were not enough votes when it mattered.  Come on people, VOTE.

I am voting but as i am getting older, i see all that is just pile of crap. Democracy is worst scam ever and mine or everyones vote means shit.

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 I do vote in the national election as it is important you do as many organisations such as banks do check on this before they can provide you a service

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This is a huge problem.  Corporations as well as other large special interest groups, such as unions, have no business shoving their money/bribes into the arena. 

This is a major, major problem.

And another to which I see no solution, as the people with the power to change it are the very ones getting all that cash.  Ain't gonna happen.

No basic checks and balances on congress.  One of, if not the, largest problems in our system of government. 

Corporations, are people too,,, friend... That means, corporations, all around the world... Using that logic, how long before they have a vote, as well ?

Ya know Harry, the short answer is I do not think there is anything that can be done with the current structure of the laws that govern our elected officials, their term in office and how their campaigns are funded.  Big money runs the show and Congress is not likely to change the system that benefits them so greatly.

Short of term limits and figuring out how to get the money out of the game on both sides of the aisle, there is no solution.   To this point in our history this has greatly been an honor system in terms of the folks in congress at least trying to come to terms with what is good for the country, as those guys are gatekeepers on things, including themselves.  There is a huge flaw in the system as there is no oversight on them.  No business or company runs that way, and for good reason, and at this point that systems cracks are gaping holes as an honor system is exploited by crooks.

I used to think it mattered.  I used to think that by getting involved and doing what I could as a citizen it would make a difference.  at this point I've come to the conclusion that all of that was time and effort thrown down a hole.  the game is rigged and the only people that can change it are those that benefit from it the most directly and have shown themselves time and time again to be crooked as a broken nose with no concern whatsoever for the country and people they are ostensibly there to 'serve'

You are right. If any candidate were right, he would promote common law in ways that people could understand. Government would be slave, and each individual would be king if people understood the strength that they have in common law. Even Ron Paul acts like government is king.

did you not read? i think all the candidates are shit, or at the very least, lacking. sure, i can say that i think bernie is the least evil of this year's candidates, but i do not support him. trump said something along the lines of "there is an epidemic of autism in the united states" at some point, and after watching that CNN debate, i have to wholeheartedly agree. and its not like about to go off and write in some obscure politician's name on the ballot either, it wouldnt matter without that person having enough support/votes. money and favors buys power in politics, and until that flaw is remedied, there will always be a scarcity of decent politicians.

So why don't you vote for the candidate you support? All ballots have the ability to write in a candidate. Don't settle for what the party nominations are, vote for you who you believe should be in office! By not voting you're supporting the  votes for all other candidates.


There's a very consistent theme so far - politicians are bullshit artists! So what do we do to change the quality of our representation? What can we do? There has to be something!

I feel if more people got involved in the political process (not donating, not campaigning, but voting for the best candidates) we could improve the system.

Besides, you talk like government is your king.

Let government focus on things outside the country. Let people be free except when they harm other people, or damage the property of other people.

this is exactly why I dont vote; if i vote, i want my vote to go to a candidate that I support, not the candidate that i think is not as bad as the other leading candidate. call it apathetic if you like, but i have no interest in perpetuating the pathetic state of politics, especially in america. if a great candidate that I actually agree with and support comes along, ill vote for them to break the cycle, but not until then.

That depends upon your political orientation, and priorities. I normally vote for parties which are pro-family, and in favor of reducing the taxes (income, corporate and wealth taxes). Affirmative action is another priority. I vote for the parties which oppose affirmative action. Foreign policy, environment, defense.etc are not that important for me.