Why vote?

[Guest Foogoo]

Maybe I'm just speaking from the ignorance and naitivity of someone who doesn't know much about politics but that's why I'm asking this. Do our votes really count in presidential elections? This isn't a direct vote system, the electoral college casts the actual votes right? So what exactly does our vote count for?

[TintDude]

No, our votes don't mean a thing. The only people we are allowed to vote for are the bonesmen. And even then, the sitting president takes his orders from the real people in charge.

[Guest TINTFXold]

oh sh!t

[wndotint]

I registered to vote just after my 18th birthday. I have not voted once. If I had voted for the Bob Dole, would he have won? Nope. End of story. My vote doesn't count. And don't anybody give me that "we've fought wars for that freedom, so VOTE!" crap.

[Guest Foogoo]

Ok good so I'm not the only one who thinks that way. Funny how around election tme you get all those PSA's "you're vote counts" and the "vote or else you're a communist bastard" when essentially it's really "vote if you'd like but doesn't really matter anyway".

[Guest TINTFXold]

I have voted every time since I was 18. its your voice, use it

[Guest pmuzik]

I have voted every time since I was 18.  its your voice, use it

[Johnnytint]

If you dont vote then dont complain!

[Mdog]

I have never voted for president but I have voted for local MAYOR. you guys should have seen the yahoo we had as mayor here a couple years ago, he was a transplanted farmer from wisconsin I help vote that idiot out

[Guest tintslut]

mike, you ever think of runnin for office?