Don't register / Don't vote

OldBaldGuy · 10-20-2006, 04:26 PM

A week from today is the last day to register to vote for the November election.
DON'T DO IT!

Here's why:

The last time I checked, approximately half of the Nebraskans who could qualify to vote weren't registered. I figure that makes my vote worth TWO.

This is a non-presidential election. Nebraska rarely gets a 50% voter turnout in non-presidential years. If 50% of the registered voters actually vote, that makes my vote worth FOUR.

Many off-year elections have voter turnouts around 33%. That makes my vote worth SIX.

If only 20% of the registered voters go to the polls, my vote is worth TEN!

Since you know I would never do anything that isn't in your best interests, you can safely STAY HOME!

burrodebo · 10-20-2006, 06:46 PM

Sorry Rog, you'll need to recalculate your numbers. I'll be at the polls.

Everyone weigh in at the most opportune time and make OBG crunch his numbers repeatedly.

:zrazzing:

Alex T. · 10-20-2006, 07:26 PM

Bo,
better yet. "Yes....I'll vote." Well,....."Maybe not" On the other hand........"I think I will." Then,"I hope I get off work in time." Let's see the OBG figure those numbers for everyone. :zrazzing: :zrazzing: :zcoffee:

Alex

JLKESQ · 10-21-2006, 07:35 PM

I'll vote too!

Not only is it a right, it's a responsibility. Moreover, if you don't vote, you have no reason to gripe about things afterwards, and since I have a big mouth and like to gripe about that stuff, I'll vote so that I have plenty of room to talk until the next election.

JLK :zcoffee:

flushmaster · 10-23-2006, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLKESQ

I'll vote too!

Not only is it a right, it's a responsibility. Moreover, if you don't vote, you have no reason to gripe about things afterwards, and since I have a big mouth and like to gripe about that stuff, I'll vote so that I have plenty of room to talk until the next election.

JLK :zcoffee:

I agree, I have not missed an election since my 1st. I have a right to state my opinion, I did or didn't VOTE for it.

**Ty S** · 10-23-2006, 01:01 PM

I think im actually going to vote this year.

Willie Boy · 10-23-2006, 05:16 PM

what's tough is that a vote for a party rewards that party's recent behaviours...while a vote against that party rewards THAT party's behaviour.

Talk about being between a rock and a hard spot...and, then, whomever is in charge, the circumstances are still the same...with the exception of the tax/economy relationship...

Interesting...that's all I'm saying, nothing more, nothing less.

10-20-2006, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
OldBaldGuy OldBaldGuy is pleased to have "seen the elephant." Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The paradise formerly known as Elkhorn Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 6,674 Thanks: 269 Thanked 524 Times in 317 Posts	A week from today is the last day to register to vote for the November election. DON'T DO IT! Here's why: The last time I checked, approximately half of the Nebraskans who could qualify to vote weren't registered. I figure that makes my vote worth TWO. This is a non-presidential election. Nebraska rarely gets a 50% voter turnout in non-presidential years. If 50% of the registered voters actually vote, that makes my vote worth FOUR. Many off-year elections have voter turnouts around 33%. That makes my vote worth SIX. If only 20% of the registered voters go to the polls, my vote is worth TEN! Since you know I would never do anything that isn't in your best interests, you can safely STAY HOME! __________________ “I think every happy memory plucks a hair from your head; if you see an old bald guy, he’s probably had a great life.” –-Red Green

10-20-2006, 06:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
burrodebo burrodebo is picking ice out of the guides Emeritus Directors Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On the Water Posts: 3,251 Thanks: 26 Thanked 95 Times in 36 Posts	Sorry Rog, you'll need to recalculate your numbers. I'll be at the polls. Everyone weigh in at the most opportune time and make OBG crunch his numbers repeatedly. :zrazzing: __________________ "We subscribe to the idea that there's no such thing as failure. There's just giving up. We do not give up. We are relentless." -- The Edge, U2

10-20-2006, 07:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alex T. Alex T. is kinda diggin' the brown stained waders Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: under the doors of a laydown blind Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 5,277 Thanks: 0 Thanked 598 Times in 396 Posts	Bo, better yet. "Yes....I'll vote." Well,....."Maybe not" On the other hand........"I think I will." Then,"I hope I get off work in time." Let's see the OBG figure those numbers for everyone. :zrazzing: :zrazzing: :zcoffee: Alex __________________ MUD........ A SQUISHY KINDA FUN

10-21-2006, 07:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
JLKESQ JLKESQ has no status. Emeritus Directors Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,460 Thanks: 8 Thanked 24 Times in 14 Posts	I'll vote too! Not only is it a right, it's a responsibility. Moreover, if you don't vote, you have no reason to gripe about things afterwards, and since I have a big mouth and like to gripe about that stuff, I'll vote so that I have plenty of room to talk until the next election. JLK :zcoffee: __________________ "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in the mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

10-23-2006, 01:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ty S Ty S is sunburnt, bloody, and beat! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 6,117 Thanks: 508 Thanked 399 Times in 266 Posts	I think im actually going to vote this year. __________________ Ducks Unlimited Waterfowlers Party , Norfolk, NE April 24 100s of decoys, 11 guns, beer, food, and good times included in the $25 ticket price. Contact me for details! Not just for duck hunters. Lots of different prizes.

10-23-2006, 05:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Willie Boy Willie Boy has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: West Omaha Posts: 2,534 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what's tough is that a vote for a party rewards that party's recent behaviours...while a vote against that party rewards THAT party's behaviour. Talk about being between a rock and a hard spot...and, then, whomever is in charge, the circumstances are still the same...with the exception of the tax/economy relationship... Interesting...that's all I'm saying, nothing more, nothing less. __________________ I don't care what job I have, until I am king of the world I will be 'underemployed' :wRazzing:

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