Comments on: Adventures in Democracy

By: Jadawin

Jadawin — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:15:17 +0000

The real reason Lum is for Obama revealed:

http://www.fromthemaas.com/maas/archives/127-Il-Bama.html

By: Tiggs

Tiggs — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:37:17 +0000

Your experience was much better then mine in Cedar Park. We had people that were told they could leave after signing a paper, we had Obama people telling the Clinton people it’s not to late to switch and you may as well just go home and not vote.

I was raised that you didn’t discuss politics. You choose based on what you believe in and you are free to vote however you damn well please… not bound to a particular party. I didn’t like how the caucus removed all privacy of who you were voting for by telling you to sit in a section of the auditorium based on who you want to vote for. Being me, I sat in the middle and simply replied it doesn’t really matter since I have to come up there and sign a paper with who my vote is for. People then started sitting in the middle as well but lots of dirty looks were given from both sides. I didn’t like how people were telling others to switch sides… it is their right to vote for who they want. The bully syndrome should have been left at the door along with the Obama and Clinton shirts being worn by those running the caucus which was horrible.

Oh, they also had one listing of who had voted earlier and over 500 people waiting in line to have their vote count. I guess no one ever thought to print off additional copies and break it down with letters of last name for different sign up areas. *shrugs*

Moving forward to casting your vote. We were told you “Must fill out all information” I ask what information are we being asked. The response: Name, Address, Sex, Email, Sexual Preference, Race ect. *Raises hand* Is this a requirement in order to vote? Of course not we need this information though. Great! I have a choice to participate in their polling statistics which I don’t want to be a part of. I get up sign the paper and do my duty and I get called out… Tiggs, You didn’t fill out all the information that you are required too. I thought I missed something important so I asked oh what did I miss and they point to the information that isn’t required. Uh, I think not! I was then scolded like I was 5 years old on how important it is to participate blah blah blah.

After being there for 3 hours this Joisey gal pretty much told them where to shove their statistics and walked out. I am guessing my vote counted but who knows for sure. I lost a lot of faith in our system after my caucus venture.

By: Zen of Design»Blog Archive » Arcane Election Rules

Zen of Design»Blog Archive » Arcane Election Rules — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:15:14 +0000

[...] experience with the Texas Primary was not unlike Scott’s, only we were attempting to fit about 500 people into a 35-man classroom on a college campus. We [...]

By: Goemagog

Goemagog — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:03:32 +0000

yes. a bunch of democrats who are all about inclusion wanting to impeach anybody with an (r). hypocrites.

style: 1
substance: 0

By: Boanerges

Boanerges — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:05:50 +0000

I think we all know the real reason for Scott’s support of Obama: their shared love of communist flags

@Hellfire

That and republicans won’t impeach one of their own and stuff.

Dems have been in charge of Congress since last year. If they really had something they could have impeached Bush on, you’d think they’d jump all over it (they hate the man with a passion). Clinton, unlike Bush, actually broke a law. Had he not been stupid and admitted he had an affair in office he would have had nothing to fear but lying to a prosecutor is kinda illegal. Even if you buy the “Bush lied” line, there’s no law against it.

By: Merkwurdigliebe

Merkwurdigliebe — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:14:08 +0000

I just hope that whoever wins the November election sends our country into a downward spiral that from which we spend decade recovering. Actually I don’t hope, I’m just guessing.

By: Steve Chiavelli

Steve Chiavelli — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:00:36 +0000

Apart from the whole impeachment thing, your experience sounds like a mirror image of the one I had out here in WA. It was chaotic, but it felt good to see so many people participating and energized for the election.

By: Con

Con — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:54:43 +0000

It’s funny that you want a bipartisan guy who will buck the system, but you support Obama over McCain.

By: TPRJones

TPRJones — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:29:21 +0000

If Clinton wins, I just hope it’s with the Superdelegates. I hope Obama ends up taking the majority of popular votes by the time it’s done. Because I want to see just how much whining there is about how Clinton pulled a Bush and won on a technicality when she lost the popular vote.

I’d rather Obama won, though. He might actually win against McCain in the general election, where Clinton doesn’t have a chance in hell of beating McCain.

By: Blackblade

Blackblade — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:37:25 +0000

I wish Obama would win, but Clinton has been an attendee/member of the Bilderberg Group – To the best of my knowledge, Obama is not.

Look them up if you’ve never heard of them. Call me a conspiracy nut if you’d like. Nothing would make me happier than to be proven to be one, especially in this instance..

But given Clinton’s surprising turn-around after 11 straight loses.. Well.. Actually it’s not that surprising to me at all.

Mark my words, Clinton will likely win the whole shebang.