tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post3764403104040657040..comments2023-12-23T19:32:16.381-07:00Comments on The Goat's Lunch Pail: Clenching My Jaw For DemocracyLeah J. Utashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-89294644601806081912008-10-11T19:19:00.000-06:002008-10-11T19:19:00.000-06:00Thank you, TL. I wish the choice was hard because ...Thank you, TL. I wish the choice was hard because all the candidates were good.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-7391330917690870622008-10-11T17:05:00.000-06:002008-10-11T17:05:00.000-06:00I agree with Reb on the "none of the above" -- it ...I agree with Reb on the "none of the above" -- it would be a good thing to have the option to send a no-confidence vote, as in <I>get us some better people to vote for.</I><BR/><BR/>Excellent and thought-provoking post.Thomma Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490964079393282131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-68428277526577359332008-10-11T16:56:00.000-06:002008-10-11T16:56:00.000-06:00Hello Goodbug Dawn. Thanks.The various levels of g...Hello Goodbug Dawn. Thanks.<BR/>The various levels of government here have seen fit to give me many opportunities to voice my opinion.<BR/><BR/>I like the avatar.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-82051321488265191462008-10-11T16:22:00.000-06:002008-10-11T16:22:00.000-06:00I remember reading your views on this last year. ...I remember reading your views on this last year. I agreed with you then and I agree with you now!<BR/><BR/>(And this is me -Dawn! I'm changing over to my other online avatar. Makes life easier - but perhaps this is not the post for talking about doing things the easy way!)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643174590692205316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-62912307248399730962008-10-11T05:55:00.000-06:002008-10-11T05:55:00.000-06:00Thanks, Hilary. Glad you and yours are making your...Thanks, Hilary. Glad you and yours are making your voices heard.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-53638708322716603322008-10-10T22:35:00.000-06:002008-10-10T22:35:00.000-06:00Good post, Leah. I'll be at the polls on Tuesday, ...Good post, Leah. I'll be at the polls on Tuesday, along with my younger kidlet.. his first.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-7225304834252189812008-10-10T11:47:00.000-06:002008-10-10T11:47:00.000-06:00It's important to protect one's right to bitch, Re...It's important to protect one's right to bitch, Reb. Glad you take it seriously.<BR/>I wonder... if "none of the above" were a choice, and everyone who voted thought, "We'll my vote won't really count," and selected it, then what would happen?Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-49347617182078344962008-10-10T11:19:00.000-06:002008-10-10T11:19:00.000-06:00I agree that we should all exercise our right to v...I agree that we should all exercise our right to vote. I could only wish for another box on the ballot that said "none of the above" so that we could exercise our franchise & express our displeasure at the same time. (I heard that somewhere else)<BR/>Maybe if that was an option, more voters would turn out and there might be some changes. I don't see that any of the current parties are offering anything that they haven't already promised and reneged on. I will go and vote though, I have to be able to rightly bitch about our gov't.<BR/><BR/>Love the photo.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-22561599390137062982008-10-10T10:30:00.000-06:002008-10-10T10:30:00.000-06:00Missicat, I totally agree about the griping. I'm s...Missicat, I totally agree about the griping. I'm so glad to learn about the increased youth involvement. I was lucky in that there was an election shortly after my 18th birthday so I was able to vote in it. That particular year the party leader, Joe Clark, was the rep for my riding so those who to wished could vote directly for the potential Prime Minister.<BR/>He won.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-59567667906240904272008-10-10T09:42:00.000-06:002008-10-10T09:42:00.000-06:00Well, our election is a few weeks later but I will...Well, our election is a few weeks later but I will be in line when the doors open!! I tell people that if they do not vote, they give up the right to gripe about the way things are run. <BR/>What's positive about this election is that there is much more participation and enthusiasm amongst the youth of our country. The very first year I could vote, I was THERE!Missicathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547671118679036352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-17350584360572371722008-10-10T09:31:00.000-06:002008-10-10T09:31:00.000-06:00I understand your thinking LG, but at least they'r...I understand your thinking LG, but at least they're taking an interest in the world around them. Maybe someday, when they truly comprehend their vote is important, they'll take it seriously.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-18394999626179489382008-10-10T08:43:00.000-06:002008-10-10T08:43:00.000-06:00I went on a date once with a guy who doesn't vote....I went on a date once with a guy who doesn't vote. Basically, he's young enough that he's only been eligible to vote since the 2000 election, so because of that he felt like his vote didn't matter (since the dems had the majority of the people's vote, but the reps got the electoral college). Explaining that we're a republic and voting is how it all works didn't seem to make a difference.<BR/><BR/>Then there was the guy I dated who didn't vote his whole life until 2004, at the age of 35, he found it that important to take his first time to the polls to vote for Dubya. Ugh. But hey, at least he voted. I guess.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Crabby, though. If there are people out there who are woefully ignorant, who don't care to take the time to educate themselves (it would be great if they didn't, but many people just don't care), then it's better they don't vote. Because voting blindly isn't any better than not voting, and can just obscure the true will of the people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-72835349438352415052008-10-10T06:35:00.000-06:002008-10-10T06:35:00.000-06:00I wish everyone cared enough to inform themselves,...I wish everyone cared enough to inform themselves, Crabby.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-30739026074466595512008-10-10T06:22:00.000-06:002008-10-10T06:22:00.000-06:00I'm actually happy that some of the folks who won'...I'm actually happy that some of the folks who won't educate themselves about the issues -- the sort who make up their minds based on irrational wishful thinking and ingrained predjudices-- also won't bother to vote.<BR/><BR/>I'd rather have a smaller, informed electorate than a broader idiotic one. Perhaps coming from the U.S. I'm a little gunshy.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-1744845136738449062008-10-10T06:13:00.000-06:002008-10-10T06:13:00.000-06:00I know you feel similar to me on this dfBag Lady. ...I know you feel similar to me on this dfBag Lady. The choice to not vote is wrong and stupid, but we have that choice. I am repulsed by the choices offered on the ballots, but I am glad to have the opportunity to vote.<BR/><BR/>M, ponder all you need.And thanks. Hope you have a good weekend, too.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-80792337043924892102008-10-10T05:41:00.000-06:002008-10-10T05:41:00.000-06:00Time to ponder...nice post! Have a nice weekend!Time to ponder...nice post! Have a nice weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892083748555571767.post-66656907371645951182008-10-10T05:11:00.000-06:002008-10-10T05:11:00.000-06:00I have the same sense of outrage when I consider t...I have the same sense of outrage when I consider the non-voters. Even though I am not at all impressed with the choices we are faced with, (none of the parties seem any better than the others) I will at least exercise my right to choose someone to govern.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.com