Comments on: Throwing Your Vote Away http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/ Telling You What To Think Since Aught-5 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:28:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dan http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/comment-page-1/#comment-7097 Dan Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:30:24 +0000 http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/#comment-7097 not really. political voting is a different animal than pretty much any other type of voting. When someone says "I like this movie this many stars' worth", they're not thinking changing anything or that they're part of something bigger. not really. political voting is a different animal than pretty much any other type of voting. When someone says “I like this movie this many stars’ worth”, they’re not thinking changing anything or that they’re part of something bigger.

]]> By: kyle http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/comment-page-1/#comment-7007 kyle Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:10:14 +0000 http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/#comment-7007 you missed the most important part of the argument, yes, while your vote may not count or make a difference, if everyone didn't vote for that reason, we would have no votes. you pretty much go against everything our website stands for, because if people decided not to vote, or make a mockery of our voting system, that would just suck wouldn't it? you missed the most important part of the argument, yes, while your vote may not count or make a difference, if everyone didn’t vote for that reason, we would have no votes. you pretty much go against everything our website stands for, because if people decided not to vote, or make a mockery of our voting system, that would just suck wouldn’t it?

]]> By: nate http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/comment-page-1/#comment-6634 nate Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:42:38 +0000 http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/#comment-6634 Apparently voting day in NYC is a holiday, so even though there were no races for any position of note (and i work at a local news station, so even if there was a borough council election we probably would've mentioned it or something) most institutions were closed. My roommate goes to columbia and they actually had been given off for both MONDAY AND TUESDAY due to elections. meanwhile, up at liberal ithaca, we started our spring semester every year on martin luther king jr. day. explain that one. Apparently voting day in NYC is a holiday, so even though there were no races for any position of note (and i work at a local news station, so even if there was a borough council election we probably would’ve mentioned it or something) most institutions were closed. My roommate goes to columbia and they actually had been given off for both MONDAY AND TUESDAY due to elections. meanwhile, up at liberal ithaca, we started our spring semester every year on martin luther king jr. day. explain that one.

]]> By: nate kapp http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/comment-page-1/#comment-6627 nate kapp Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:22:45 +0000 http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/#comment-6627 If DelCo shuts down will that mean a day off for me too or is it just for government offices? also i had no problem finding manchester, but then again i didn't have far to look. *leave apartment, look left* If DelCo shuts down will that mean a day off for me too or is it just for government offices?

also i had no problem finding manchester, but then again i didn’t have far to look. *leave apartment, look left*

]]> By: Kurt McKee http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/comment-page-1/#comment-6592 Kurt McKee Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:02:03 +0000 http://emptybookshelf.com/dan/2007/11/07/throwing-your-vote-away/#comment-6592 Timely and helpful! And insightful, may I say! Timely and helpful! And insightful, may I say!

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