Will you vote today? and do you think voting laws need some changes?

I know our rules frown on "Heated" political debate and we should not judge each other by any members political views. I agree with this 100%, lets face facts politics affects all of us. I will vote today, as I have always took this as a fundamental right of all citizens. Furthermore I'm from the belief that, if you don't use it, you can "LOOSE IT". Also I strongly believe in providing service to your country and that starts with taking part in the election process.



It will never be a perfect process or system, what or who's perfect? Our voting process has had it's injustices as our country has matured. Not allowing women or minorities to vote, huge injustice! As a person that grew up in the 60's & 70's, not allowing a person of the age of 18 to vote, was another injustice. We could go serve our country, get injured, disabled and even give our lives, but could not vote.

The twenty-sixth amendment took care of that injustice on July 1, 1971. This year South Dakota became the 43rd state to ratify that amendment. This demonstrates our system by design was meant to be a ongoing process. A process not perfect, but trying to do the best for the most.

I will vote today and would like to see some more changes. Will you and what do you think?

Here's a shocker for ya. only those who own a piece of this country should be able to vote as origionaly intended. that way the owners and doers would vote and not the takers. Opinion.

Yep I understand what your saying. I probably should have said invested instead of own, there are many ways to be invested with out owning, my bad, I think the first criteria is to be an American in thought and deed, not just a citizen. We've seen what "citizens" have done to this country over the last 60 years. used to be people came here to be Americans now they come to turn America in to the country they ran from. .

When we vote these days it is not about Republican or Democrat. some one show me the difference over the last 30 years or so. its about them and us. Just my ,02.

Voted today. There was a notice that in 2016 ID will be required in order to vote. I am happy that this change has come to my state. Mike

Just got back. Too many sacrificed too much to not excersize this right.

I think our votes count more in local and state elections than they do for the presidential one. Almost 45 years old and I still don't understand how a candidate can win the popular vote of the people and still lose an election based on "electoral college vote". If anything has to be fixed it is this. The will of the people is not represented when this happens, no matter if its your candidate or not.

Yes the electoral college still has value. If you don't know the difference between democracy and representative republic then you may have a problem with the electoral college.

If we did not has the electoral college then it would be "one man one vote" to elect the president. Why can this be considered bad you may ask? I live in NC and population wise its not a tiny state but most likely would be completely ignored and certainly here in coastal NC we would be ignored. In fact you would see the northeast, west coast, the metroplex in Tx, Chicago, and the other large cities in the U.S. would be paid attention during and after an election.

Many have pushed for a democracy here in the U.S.(far to many believe its what our government is) but don't understand how they work. In a demorcracy either the majority rules everyone else or a coalition of groups forums a government and rules over the majority. Look to Italy and how their government works and you will better understand. Remember under Sadam, Hitler, the Soviet Union, North Korea, China all are/were democraies.

Like the scrap busines this stuff requires and deserves serious study beyond the BS distributed in government schools. Mike

What is this about an Electrical College? Is there any copper in it? Does it have any scrap value?
Seriously, though.... Voted tonight. If you don't vote, don't complain.
Voter ID? Absolutely!