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[lamp_shade]

1. Meet Benny .....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=641414

[mdmc]

4. Benny boy is a great DU'er

I would also like to see GITMO close, and an end to infinite detention and torture..

Some say that I'm a dreamer

remember, I like in a blue state -- Obama will get my electoral vote.

[dems_rightnow]

9. You're an elector?

Cool.

[mdmc]

14. I'm not a big wig elector

but there is no way that NYS electoral votes will go to anyone but Obama.

Peace and low stress dems_rightnow..

[panader0]

44. Why call it "my" electoral vote if you do not vote for him?

I like pot as much as he next guy and have since '66, but I will vote for Obama.

[JNelson6563]

29. Who happens to sound like some long time DUers.

Always a fascinating phenomenon, no?

Julie

[fascisthunter]

2. Massachusetts is pretty safe too

[mdmc]

6. I'm in the Berkshires right now

God I love this neck of the woods..

[fascisthunter]

11. oh, it's beautiful out there!!!!

enjoy!!!

[cali]

3. bully for you.

[NNN0LHI]

5. So, who are you voting for?

You didn't say in your OP.

Don

[mdmc]

8. In NYS we have third parties that are left of the Democratic Party

I usually vote on the Working Families Line (Obama won that line this year).
I will vote for some loser - either a Green or some other third party dude.

I may vote for Obama on the WFP line - depends on who the Greens and the other third parties run.

[NNN0LHI]

12. That means you may be voting for "some loser", like Lyndon LaRouche then, doesn't it?

Am I correct on this?

Don

[Wait Wut]

38. So...

...are you advocating voting third party and against the Democratic candidate?

[SidDithers]

41. That's what it sounds like to me...nt

Sid

[NYC Liberal]

47. Sounds like it to me too...

This year I will support a pro-pot candidate for president

I live in NYS, so Obama will still get my electoral vote.

Thank God we live in a democracy where we have the right to vote for who we want, not just a choice between the lesser of two evils.

[2on2u]

10. Pol Pot was an evil man, shame on you!!! n/t

[Tx4obama]

13. For the folks that haven't read it, here's a reminder of what is in the DU TOS ...

<SNIP>

Vote for Democrats.

Winning elections is important — therefore, advocating in favor of Republican nominees or in favor of third-party spoiler candidates that could split the vote and throw an election to our conservative opponents is never permitted on Democratic Underground. But that does not mean that DU members are required to always be completely supportive of Democrats. During the ups-and-downs of politics and policy-making, it is perfectly normal to have mixed feelings about the Democratic officials we worked hard to help elect. When we are not in the heat of election season, members are permitted to post strong criticism or disappointment with our Democratic elected officials, or to express ambivalence about voting for them. In Democratic primaries, members may support whomever they choose. But when general election season begins, DU members must support Democratic nominees (EXCEPT in rare cases where were a non-Democrat is most likely to defeat the conservative alternative, or where there is no possibility of splitting the liberal vote and inadvertently throwing the election to the conservative alternative). For presidential contests, election season begins when both major-party nominees become clear. For non-presidential contests, election season begins on Labor Day. Everyone here on DU needs to work together to elect more Democrats and fewer Republicans to all levels of American government. If you are bashing, trashing, undermining, or depressing turnout for our candidates during election season, we'll assume you are rooting for the other side.

<SNIP>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

[southernyankeebelle]

16. Thanks for reminding people.

[trumad]

17. Hey MIRT---there you go.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

18. she already explained that she's in New York, which will give all electoral votes to Obama

The text you highlighted, therefore, isn't really relevant, given that it mentions "...spoiler candidates that could split the vote and throw an election to our conservative opponents". That condition will not be met in the state of New York, plain and simple.

[sharp_stick]

20. I don't see anywhere in that

where it says you can't advocate for third party wackos unless you're in a place that will give the vote to Obama?

on edit: Oops, it does kind of say that.

[Kaleva]

27. CS standards are flexible though. Note that there's a hidden post in this thread.

[Tx4obama]

33. There is NO exemption for folks that live in blue states. No advocating means NO advocating :) n/t

[Kaleva]

36. I don't think you fully understand the rule you qouted in an earlier post.

It's only prohibited when there is a chance to split the vote and thus give the election to the Repubs. This ain't going to happen in NY.

[frylock]

21. unlike you, the OP lives in a blue state..

and like me, we have the luxury of not having our votes held hostage by drug warriors.

[NNN0LHI]

22. So, you are not voting for Obama then either?

Is that what you are saying?

Don

[frylock]

24. run along now

[quinnox]

28. lol, perfect response

sounds like NNN0LHI wants a photocopy of everyones ballot!

[Codeine]

15. Pot. Is. Everything.

All other issues pale into insignificance next to the earth-shattering importance of getting baked.

[NYC Liberal]

19. Exactly. And I fully support legalizing it, particularly medical marijuana

I am not, however, prepared to put this one issue above all others. The world is not black and white and there are many important issues that need addressing and where I wholeheartedly support PBO.

[frylock]

23. tax revenue, over crowded prisons, money wasted on the war on drugs..

all things you don't seem to give a shit about. funny how all the "stoners" are able to look at the big picture while folks like you will continue to resort to cheeto cracks.

[great white snark]

32. What "big picture" can a single issue voter be looking at?

I'd ask who you'll be voting for to get your big picture realized but you seem incapable of doing it.

[frylock]

35. increased tax revenue, over crowding of prisons, and monies wasted..

on the failed war on drugs is now a single issue? mix in targeted assassinations and indefinite detention and then those single issues start to stack up like cordwood.

[Wait Wut]

39. Please point out...

...where in the OP it says any of that. You aren't allowed to put words into the OP's mouth. You may start your own thread with your concerns, but you still can't tell us what someone else was "really" thinking when they wrote, "This year I will support a pro-pot candidate for president".

[Codeine]

40. No, you misunderstand.

Only marijuana matters. It dwarfs all other aspects of reality. Marijuana.

Marijuana.

[frylock]

49. lay off the drank

[kestrel91316]

26. Everybody I know who uses pot does so to deal with pretty significant medical issues.

I've got the nasty old neck injury >>> chronic pain >>> chronic insomnia. My assistant has MS. I could go on and on.

I eat my brownie right before bed. If I'm getting "baked", there is no way for me to know it as I am sound asleep.

[trof]

30. Your choices will be very limited.

Who are the pro-pot candidates for president?

[CreekDog]

43. Gary Johnson -Republican

that's the main one i can think of.

[trumad]

31. Hey Mirt

This thread is clearly advocating for a 3rd party.

Why hasn't it been zapped yet?

[Kaleva]

34. TOS rules actually allow it.

"Winning elections is important — therefore, advocating in favor of Republican nominees or in favor of third-party spoiler candidates that could split the vote and throw an election to our conservative opponents is never permitted on Democratic Underground."

There's no chance of splitting the vote in NY and thus putting the state in the Red column.

[frylock]

37. but obama winning the election isn't enough for some people..

no, this election has to be a landslide; a beatdown of biblical proportions to illicit any sense of satisfaction for some folks. and that's why the bullying and browbeating of people who aren't entirely satisfied with the lesser of two evils will continue.

[Ruby the Liberal]

45. Shit trumad,

Did you just join yesterday?

MIRT can't do anything about threads, and if they are on topic with the SOP of the forum, hosts can't either.

You can either try a jury or PM an admin.

[treestar]

46. Why is pot so important?

To the exclusion of all other things?

[SidDithers]

48. Obama is evil?...nt

Sid