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Shawshank
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Exactly as it sounds!

I turned 18 in early July, but have kind of dithered around in registering. So I did it today.

And, after thinking about it, it makes perfect sense in a weird way to register to vote on the anniversary of 9/11.
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cmc
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Congrats!
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Lyrhawn
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Good work Shaw, just in time to vote in the midterms.
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MightyCow
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Enjoy jury duty [Razz]
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Celaeno
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Congratulations! I remember when I first registered to vote (probably because it wasn't long ago at all). And today I sent in my absentee ballot for the Hawaii primary.
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TheHumanTarget
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Congratulations. Now you can feel disenfrachised just like everyone else.
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Dr Strangelove
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I haven't registered to vote yet. But then, registering to vote goes against my current political views: apathetic.
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Stephan
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quote:
Originally posted by Shawshank:
Exactly as it sounds!

I turned 18 in early July, but have kind of dithered around in registering. So I did it today.

And, after thinking about it, it makes perfect sense in a weird way to register to vote on the anniversary of 9/11.
Good for you. Just voted in my state's primaries this morning. It always feels good.
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Dan_raven
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Well, there goes the voting neighborhood.

I mean, Good job. Welcome to the club.
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BlackBlade
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Gratz on partially preparing yourself to exercise your civic duty. Now you need only do what many people who vote do not do. Actually learn about the candidates and what they stand for.

We had a dicussion in class about voting and several people admitted voting because "They liked the sound of one candidates name better." and "One candidate was better looking than the other."

The drawbacks of a democracy were never more apparent.
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Dr Strangelove
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quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:

We had a dicussion in class about voting and several people admitted voting because "They liked the sound of one candidates name better." and "One candidate was better looking than the other."
That is why I maintain that apathy is a viable alternative to whimsical voting.
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BlackBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by Dr Strangelove:
quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:

We had a dicussion in class about voting and several people admitted voting because "They liked the sound of one candidates name better." and "One candidate was better looking than the other."
That is why I maintain that apathy is a viable alternative to whimsical voting.
Oh I've read some interesting studies where the premise was that it is in fact more rational not to vote then it is TO vote.

Ill have to try and dig them up.
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