Monday, November 01, 2004

I’m so nervous about tomorrow!! You’re all going to go out and vote, right?

(Oh and NaNoWriMo started today, too)


Comments


No, I am not voting.
But then I am not an American so … ^_^

Good luck with the NoWri part.

sjon @ 10:48 PM | 2004/11/01

Without a doubt. I’m headed to the polls right after work!

phoenix @ 05:27 AM | 2004/11/02

Voted at 7:30 this morning, because as you said, it’s What We Do…and because it matters so much this year. I rarely feel as good about this country as when I’m in that voting booth.

OldTasty @ 06:35 AM | 2004/11/02

I know a lot of Canadian who would love to participate in your little election. I also know they would love to vote the son of Satan out of office.

Jay @ 07:22 AM | 2004/11/02

I am ashamed to admit it, but in the 13 years I have been eligible to vote I have only voted once.

Today makes the second time I vote. This election is the first time I have been so jazzed about exercising my right to vote. Yay! Vote! Everyone!

sarah @ 11:32 AM | 2004/11/02

Here in Aussie Land we don’t have any problems with voting. Voting is compulsory and done with pencils and bits of paper with checkboxes on them. Granted, the system is a lot more complex (we don’t vote directly for who we want to be Prime Minister — we vote for the people who we think should be in Parliament and then the leader of the party with the most seats in Parliament becomes PM), but we have multi-lingual instructions!

Which is why I was puzzled for a moment when the message “Vote or Die” (or similar) kept popping up in the MTV awards and Oprah.

Desi @ 11:59 PM | 2004/11/03

Yeah, Aussie land roxors!

How could GWB win? puzzles me something cronic.

Paul @ 05:03 AM | 2004/11/04

Yep Desi. Same basic system here in Belgium (though we are replacing the paper and crayons with screens and light-pens).

sjon @ 02:03 AM | 2004/11/08

You chose the wrong guy! It sounds like your system in Australia was based on our system in the UK, Desi — which makes sense historically, I suppose.

It’s as flawed as the US electoral system, though, because as with the electoral college system not all constituencies, and therefore voters, are equal. A “seat” where 1,000 people live is worth the same as a seat where 1,000,000 people live. Is it like that in Australia too?

Time for proportional representation.

nthdegx @ 01:21 AM | 2004/11/10

I just want to say, as an Ohioan, I apologise, even though it is not my fault. I got up early, and drove 35 miles back to my home district to vote. Then I spent 7 hours in the rain canvassing door to door for ACT to get people out to vote. I tried, I failed, I’m sorry.

Loli @ 06:22 PM | 2004/11/12

I do hold you personally responsible, Loli.

nthdegx @ 08:46 AM | 2004/11/29

We crave an update!

rothko @ 02:26 PM | 2004/12/10

I hope you have a good 2005, and I hope you come back to us during it, sometime.

SB @ 05:57 PM | 2004/12/31

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