Are You Voting? Good Question to ask. My vote won't make any difference, so I'm not voting. Is that what you think? Well, history has proven you wrong in so many cases. Here are a few examples: * In 1645 Oliver Cromwell was named Lord Protector of Great Britain by the House of Commons. The vote was 91 to 90. * In 1649 King Charles I of England was ordered executed for treason by a nationwide high tribunal of judges. The vote was 68 to 67. * In 1800 Thomas Jefferson was elected President of the United States by the House of Representatives after he and Aaron Burr had received an identical number of votes in the Electoral College. The majority he received in Congress was by one vote. * In 1839 Marcus Morton, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, needed 51,034 votes to defeat the rival candidate, Edward Everett. He received exactly that number. * In 1868 an effort was made in the United States Senate to impeach President Andrew Johnson. When the Senate vote was taken the motion to convict received 35 favorable votes, which was one vote short of conviction. * In 1876 Rutherford B. Hayes was elected 19th President of the United States over Samuel J. Tilden after a balloting dispute. The Electoral College vote was 185 to 184. The electoral commission which settled the dispute decided in favor of the Hayes electors by a vote of 8 to 7 on key issues. * In 1941 a bill to extend military conscription for the duration of the national emergency passed the United States House of Representatives by a vote of 203 to 202. Less than three months later Pearl Harbor was bombed. Now I ask, "Are you voting on November 7, 2006"
Excellent post. I will add that so many patriots have sacrificed their lives and livelihoods to ensure our right to vote. To not exercise this right makes their sacrifices an indulgence. Far too many peoples the world over have no voice in their government. If only we could share in that desire to direct and choose our government. Partisan or not, whether you are a D, and R, an I, an L, or any other political orientation, please vote. Your vote does matter. Finally, my gut feeling is that if you don't exercise your right to vote, you shouldn't complain about the results.
here!! here!! the pundits are saying 30 to 40 percent turn out --- wouldn't it be incredible if we could prove them wrong???
Now why do you guys do that? Now I have to post the weblink that proves that all these are wrong. Then I'll get fifty posts back that, in effect, yells at me for raining on everybody's parade. But I suppose if I don't, then someone else will, and they'll get all that flak. So, in an effort to save some other person the condemnation that will follow, I guess I'll jump on this grenade and take the brunt of the flames. From Snopes.com
i will be hopping into vote on the crutches :lol: Wish they hadn't changed my voting place from the Firestation to CES - way more walking involved at the school than the Firehouse :evil:
Thank you Clif! Folks, just because this is an urban legend does not mean that your vote is not important. Please Vote, regardless of your affiliation. Thank You Hugh
Really :shock: i had no idea, that is cool, but i hate to be an inconvenience to anyone. My son votes also so he is going with me in the am to help me. Thanks though.
Ditto.** **By use of the word "ditto", I am in no way referencing, inferring, alluding to, implying, indicating, insinuating, intimating, or otherwise suggesting anything having to do with Rush Limbaugh, the "Excellence in Broadcasting" (EiB) network, or any of it affiliates or sponsers. And, under section 37B of the contract signed by you, it states quite clearly that all offers shall become null and void if - and you can read it for yourself in this photostatic copy - "I, the undersigned, shall forfeit all rights, privileges, and licenses herein and herein contained," et cetera, et cetera..."Fax mentis incendium gloria cultum," et cetera, et cetera..."Memo bis punitor delicatum!" (All humour aside... VOTE!!!)
Curbside voting is not an inconvenience to the poll workers all polls must provide the service your son can tell them you need the service!!!!! From a e-newsletter i receive Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter once said, "In a democracy, the highest office is the office of citizen." Tomorrow, the highest duty of the highest office in our democracy is to vote. And for the first time in a long time, the result of that vote could make all the difference in the lives of so many Americans desperate for leadership, hungry for change, and hoping for the dawn of a new day in the country they love. Sincerely, U.S. Senator Barack Obama
Really, curbside voting is not an inconvenience, they have poll workers there to help in any way that's necessary.
Everyone have a great day tomorrow and get out there and VOTE See ya at the polls (i'll be the crip :lol: )
