what is the point of voteing?

Question

if "our"vote doesn't count
its really what the electoral collage picks
so why do we vote if it doesnt trueley count

the choice of the people?...no the choice of the government

dude we all know i cant spell but thats not the point

Answer 1

It's the people who don't vote (and who don't think about who to choose) who are to blame for the lousy government we have, both nationally and locally.


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What we really need is a true MAJORITY vote system,
where the candidate needs approval from a majority of the population in order to serve in office. If there is nobody acceptable to at least 50% of the public, then the office remains vacant until there is. People would vote their approval for as many candidates as they wish, and the one with the most approvals takes office -- provided that more than 50% of the POPULATION has approved.

In the meantime, the best we can do is get more candidates on the ballot and get more people out to vote among them -- or to do write-in votes! If the people who stay home just went out and opened the write-in slot, they could elect somebody else easily!

Next time, just open the write-in tab and write in your own name, or your neighbor's name or the name of someone else not on the ballot.
(Don't write Donald Duck or F*** You -- they won't count it unless it's a person.)
If enough non-voters did that, they'd win the election.

If you don't vote, then the bad government we get is your fault.
If you don't vote, just shut up and don't ever complain about anything.

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Answer 2

Of course your vote counts and you should absolutely be using the privilege that you have. Not everyone in every country has the freedoms that we have. You get to educate yourself and make up your own mind on who you wish to vote for. Just because one election was so close and ended up with the electoral votes determining the outcome doesn't mean that your vote doesn't count; it means that the laws that we have in our country work to pick the winner. It was done fair and square; you just didn't like the outcome. You can choose to vote and make a difference or you can choose not to vote and not have any determining factor on who runs the town, the state, and the Country. You can be disappointed with the choices made but, that should make your more determined to work for the candidate of your choice the next time. Get educated and get people interested in voting. Work hard to campaign and you can make a difference. If you are just disgusted and refuse to vote; then you are the loser. I will never give up my right and privilege to vote. I count it as being a very special honor to do my part. There are so many unregistered voters or registered non-voters who complain about the results of elections. In a way, it is their fault that things aren't changing. All the complaining in the world won't make a difference. Working to get more voters educated, registered and working for a cause can be so much more effective.

Answer 3

Your vote applies to almost every vote except the Presidential vote.
Feel free not to. More power for me, my wife, and my daughter.

Amazing how people can watch politicians spend millions of dollars to get peoples' votes, and still think, "My vote is useless" because they don't always get what they want.

I played with kids like that. If they didn't get the race car (or at least the hat, I ended up picking up Monopoly pieces for an hour from all over the room.

Some people don't get democracy. They want their own dictatorship of one, else they aren't going to play.

Silly.

The electoral college serves to protect the smaller states from the tyranny of the larger states. Do a little research. It's not going away despite the whining of those who had no problem with it (until they lost).

Do some research into how many times ONE VOTE has made a difference.

Then don't vote. Like I said, more power for me, my wife, and my daughter.

Answer 4

Hey man,

If you would, consider this...even if you choose NOT to decide, you still have made a CHOICE.
I went oh maybe 23 years choosing NOT to vote. The % of those who are aloof are sending a clear message, too.
If you got innumerated to vote, like I did, it seems like we have 2 options...vote for an established party, that kisses ***, by making empty promises, and ALWAYS ends up lying once they are voted in, or just don't bother and keep on being the growing % of those who don't feel like voting for
LIAR A) B) C) or D). In Italy, I believe there are over 20 parties competing for the leadership, once a party is elected in and they "Muck" around, they are ousted, and the people choose from the over 2 dozen other parties. Now that is a democracy. What we have is Fascism.

Answer 5

When I was younger voting was one of the most important things to me I helped get people too the polls , helped them register stayed up waiting on results got up early listening,taught my children the same ,about five years I began to wonder what was the point , I stopped voting,somewhere along the way I lost faith in the system yet I'm teaching my grandchildren
to vote that they have a voice, I feel ashamed.because I'm teaching them about something I no longer believe in but it's the way I was raised so I hope they don't loose the faith maybe they'll choose a path where their voices really matter and they want have to look back over time and say grandmama lied.

Answer 6

Interesting question, if not very original.

California, with one of the biggest blocks of electoral votes in the nation, and loaded with liberals, is trying to change to proportional representation. Go baby! That way you'll swing some electoral votes to the conservative side.

Answer 7

There is no point in voting as the last election points out and the present field of presidential candidates (both parties) clearly shows.
After all, look at the illiterate, uneducated that vote just because they can. No, I don't want the fate of my country (or myself) in their hands!

Answer 8

Votes do count.

The representatives who form the electoral college are decided by the number of votes cast in a particular district/state.

Answer 9

I think that you are forgetting an important fact. That the officials that cause you the most trouble are your local ones. From the dog catcher to your state rep. they can be a bigger pain then the monkeys in Washington. They have a bigger effect on your daily life.

Answer 10

It's worse than that actually. So you can say that no ones vote really counts.