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(4,795 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)because NOT voting always gets you what you want.
NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)But one method leaves you with a spare 30-60 minutes to enjoy a walk, a hit of pot, a round of masturbation, a sitcom, or whatever else may float your boat. Hell, that's living. Each and every moment.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)You could always smoke pot, walk to a ballot office and masturbate behind the curtain to a sitcom on a smartphone these days. So honestly, its never black and white completely. Life is full of shades of grey
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)Today Obama is going to turn back the travesty that George Bush created by exempting millions of Americans from Overtime Pay
THAT alone proves you wrong....
livingwagenow
(373 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)but you take both those issues for granted!
JJChambers
(1,115 posts)One issue voters are scary to me.
livingwagenow
(373 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)thanks for clearing that up.
NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)I don't think campaign promises really mean anything besides "vote for me".
VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)JJChambers
(1,115 posts)tammywammy
(26,582 posts)ret5hd
(22,502 posts)livingwagenow
(373 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Um, perhaps you should read the constitution, assuming you care about that.
So, you favor deporting all documented and undocumented immigrants?
JustAnotherGen
(38,054 posts)I'm very interested in the answer . . .
So, you favor deporting all documented and undocumented immigrants?
MineralMan
(151,269 posts)Please enjoy your stay in that state.
livingwagenow
(373 posts)Bill Clinton.
Bubba put me in this state. Voting for Bubba. Apathy gets me the same result.
MineralMan
(151,269 posts)SidDithers
(44,333 posts)Sid
livingwagenow
(373 posts)VanillaRhapsody
(21,115 posts)does that not buy any meals?
the workforce has been fleeced for billions because of this BUSH decision.
cprise
(8,445 posts)You should at least stage a write-in protest: You could base it on a third party, or you could pick a non-politician that any voter anywhere could write-in thus creating an easily recognized protest vote.
SidDithers
(44,333 posts)Apathetics don't scream their apathy in ALL CAPS.
Sid
nobodyspecial
(2,286 posts)If not, I'm sure all of those Republicans who get in while more liberal people like you will be sure to get right on passing your agenda. Change does NOT happen by holding your breath like a 2-year-old.
livingwagenow
(373 posts)dionysus
(26,467 posts)functioning_cog
(294 posts)WhiteTara
(31,260 posts)go away. If you plan to vote for a different party, go far, far away.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)functioning_cog
(294 posts)jeff47
(26,549 posts)Since your demands will never be met, there's no reason for anyone to seek your vote. So you've just made yourself irrelevant.
Good job!
Here's an alternative: Provide an incentive for politicians to move your way - tell them you're going to vote in the primary for the candidate that is closest to your position. Over time, you'll drag the party in the direction you want to go.
Will that work? Well, it's how the Republicans got to where they are now.