Who Votes?

"It's not who votes that counts, it's who counts the votes. Besides the fact that we don't live in a real true democracy. We don't elect the president, the Electoral College does. "United States is the only current example of an indirectly elected executive president, with an electoral college made up of electors representing the 50 states and one federal district. Each state has a number of electors equivalent to its total Congressional representation, with the non-state District of Columbia receiving three electors. The electors generally cast their votes according to the winner of the popular vote in their respective states, but in many cases are not required by law to do so." The left\right paradigm is a FRAUD. Its an illusion meant to separate you into red and blue flag waving idiots. The act of voting for the president is purely symbolic, Do you want the puppet on the left, or the puppet on the right? Don't think for a second Washington gives a fuck what you think."~Suburban

"While I appreciate the lesson on the electoral college, I am already very aware of how our election process works. It is true that Democrats and Republicans are slaves to their party, and their left right paradigm, but that doesn't mean that a new generation of free thinking political activists who actively support independent candidates or just sweeping reform in the current parties, can't make a difference. Not everyone is part of the system, not everyone can be bought and sold. If enough people rallied behind someone like Ron Paul or a brand new radical candidate outside the two party system we could put that person in to power. That is the great right of a democracy, and while the government has definitely skewed our ability to partake in the democratic process, it is our right and our duty to retake the ability to vote in and possibly be leaders of our nation. I support Barack Obama because he will make changes that are better for this country than what John Mccain would do. He will implement beneficial programs that would only be possible under an Obama administration as opposed to a McCain admin. The same as a Barr admin or a Nader admin would make much different decisions for the nation if either of those candidates had a greater chance of winning. If your response to "the elite" and higher ups in our governments attempts to make voting inconsequential is to not vote, than they've already won."~Zen