Simple answer: we are not a democracy. We are a republic.
On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > OK, found 5 states that don't allow it... Georgia is not one of them. > > Now for another query or two... > > I thought it was our right as United States Citizens, to vote for whomever > we want to? > > WHY do we have to: > a) register for a political party? Perhaps our viewpoint doesn't fit any > particular party? Perhaps we want Republicans in some areas of government > and Democrats in another and yet another party somewhere else? > > b) vote for whom we are told to? Because according to some state rules, you > cannot write in just anyone, they must be filed as write in eligible, and > some states say that if the write-in lost the primary, then you can't write > them in. so if you don't want anyone listed on the Ballot, you're shit out > of luck and no voting for you! > > Explain to me how any of the above is a democracy? > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 3:22 PM, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > > Can you write in a candidate when you go to vote this November? > > > > Depends on the State. > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:266700 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
