Posts with the tag Vote

Results of voting for Republicans

Mike W, Tulsa+ — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:53:06 EST

Results of voting for Republicans

Miami, FL Voting Chaos

Democrat in Miami, FL — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:08:26 EST

Voting in Miami, FL....So much for paradise!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfICeC6CPS4

Obama '08 baby!

Democrat in New York, NY — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:57:57 EST

Vote Obama and feel good my friends. I can feel the energy for Obama. Vote Vote Vote Vote Vote OBAMA!!!!

Time to Vote for Obama!

John Dukovich — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:01:10 EST

Today is the day. Rain or shine. Long lines and cranky poll workers... none of that matters. All that matters is that you vote today for Obama and tell all of your friends and relatives to do the same.

I was out til 2 am hanging doorknob reminders on doors of likely Obama supporters in Virginia. We are going to win Virginia. We need to win in a landslide.

Let's get 'er done!

Make My Grandparents Proud, Vote for the D's

Democrat in Dayton, OH — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:16:22 EST

I voted Friday in Ohio and although at times in my life I have cast an occasional vote for a local Republican candidate, this time I reverted to my roots and voted like an old fashioned straight ticket Democrat. My Grandfathers would both be proud. It felt good. No, it felt great as if I were striking a blow for freedom. After eight years of thoroughly corrupt and incompetent government, the unrelieved horror of several nightmarish wars, the near destruction of American constitutional liberties, the pillage and plunder of our public treasury by wealth bloated plutocrats and oiligarchs, and the almost total loss of our international reputation I just felt safer somehow checking off the "D's."

PA-05: McCracken for Congress -- Working the Final Week to Take Back Our Future

Victor M. Ordonez — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:52:23 EDT

The campaign schedule has been pretty intense over the last week and will continue to be so until the BIG day on Tuesday, November 4th. I want to congratulate everyone for putting so much effort into this year's election, not just for an individual campaign, but for the entire Democratic ticket. I've seen people in every community throughout the 5th district working to make sure the message is getting out.

I want to remind everyone it is important that we finish strong. Don't take anything for granted, ignore the polls and work like the polls show our candidates 5 points down. Remember, while all indications show Barack Obama will be our next president, if we believe the polls, Al Gore would be concluding his second term or we would be working to re-elect President John Kerry right now.

URGENT: Protect Your Right to Vote Now

Anita Perkins — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:01:08 EDT

Attorney General Mukasey and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are walking away from their sacred responsibility to guarantee smooth and fair elections.

While the government is engaged in a highly-publicized attempt to raise the specter of voter fraud against groups who have been working hard to register poor and minority voters, DOJ is doing little -- if anything -- to deal with the real problem -- hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of registered voters who may turn up on Election Day just to be turned away.

I just asked the DOJ to take decisive action before Election Day to protect the right to vote for everyone. You can do the same, by signing the ACLU petition today:

http://action.aclu.org/protectthevote

Election officials should concentrate their limited resources on expanding access to the ballot box and protecting voters.

Demand that the Department of Justice act to protect voting rights.

http://action.aclu.org/protectthevote

Let's work together to keep America a true democracy!

Election: Transforming the Health of America

Anita Perkins — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:16:03 EDT

This election is not helping my chronic anxiety. I'm sure I'm not the only one on pins and needles awaiting the results on November 4th. Although I decisively chose my candidate months ago, I spend far too much time glued to the online media:

Huffington Post
MSNBC
Air America
Rachel Maddow
Brave New World TV
The Daily Kos
Real Clear Politics

For comic relief, I enjoy:

Saturday Night Live
Dave Letterman
Jon Stewart

...but that of course does not divert my focus away from the election.

Greg Palast has me petrified about the GOP stealing the election, and Naomi Wolf has me frightened of impending fascism. Even Rolling Stone is sounding the alert about voter purging. Yikes! That "Help America Vote Act" needs to be repealed ASAP!I recently joined Common Cause to promote a fair and just electoral process. Thank Goddess for my anxiety-relieving remedies (see posted list).

Our individual health depends on our environment being conducive to health. That means we need a healthy economy, an adequate health care system, and leaders who care about all of our well-being, including the poor, the middle class, women, and minorities.

Health also depends on stress reduction, since 85% of all illness is caused by stress. Societal stress is sky-high in the U.S. right now, and many people I know are battling stress-related illnesses.

Let's all vote in a new government that will improve our quality of life, so we can all get well.

Barack Obama
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Somehow we’ll all make it through the next two weeks, and with Grace, hard work, and vigilance, we will have a positive electoral outcome. Together we can transform the health of the United States of America.

Please vote, volunteer, donate, whatever you can.
Peace!

Consumers Rights League, ACORN, & Congress

Democrat in Swanton, OH — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:05:57 EDT

I've been investigating ACORN for the past 2 days. Nearly all of the voter fraud allegations against ACORN have come from the Consumers Rights League.

The Consumers Rights League just popped up out of nowhere. I called them. There is only one person running this "non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization", Jim Terry.

A week ago, Terry submitted written testimony against ACORN. You can see it on their website here: http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/uploadedfiles/JamesTerryACORN9-24.pdf

Practically the whole document substantiates its findings with news articles, no actual court cases. My research is showing that many of these articles don't exist or refer to cases that were shown to have a low-level employee filling out voter registrations to show paid-time work, but Prosecutors of these cases point out that there was obviously NO INTENT TO CAST A VOTE with these.

One of Terry's citations in his written testimony:
10 Ervin, Keith. â��Felony charges filed against 7 in stateâ��s biggest case of voter-registration fraud.â�� Seattle Times. July 26, 2007.

Statement from the Prosecuting Attorney on the case:
â��â�¦Indeed, a joint federal and state investigation has determined that this scheme was not intended to permit illegal voting." http://www.metrokc.gov/proatty/news/2007/Voter%20Registration%20Statement.htm

Jim Terry is the one credited for "exposing ACORN" and his "findings" are the primary source of quotes against ACORN. He's been quoted throughout the news & even interviewed on FOX News.

This is a Republican posing as a Consumer Advocate organization, setup to smear ACORN (and subsequently Obama).

Voter Registration deadlines! Coming up very soon!

Democrat in Oakland, CA — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:13:32 EDT

Besides actually getting out to vote next month, being REGISTERED to vote is the next most important thing we need to do.

This site has a very detailed look at each state's requirements, but here's a quick look at the deadlines for registering:

Alabama    Fri, Oct. 24
Alaska    Sun, Oct. 5 (postmark by Sat, Oct. 4)
Arizona    Mon, Oct. 6
Arkansas    Mon, Oct. 6
California    Mon, Oct. 20
Colorado    Mon, Oct. 6
Connecticut    Tues, Oct. 21
Delaware    Sat, Oct. 11
District of Columbia    Mon, Oct. 6
Florida    Mon, Oct. 6

The big question: Will McCain actually cast a vote on the financial bailout?

Liz — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:05:24 EDT

Will McCain actually show up and cast a vote on the financial bailout? Or will be be a chicken liver like he has been this year so far on 8 key votes on America's Energy crisis. Obama should have nailed him to the wall on that one and pounded the nails in.

http://www.alternet.org/environment/94988/mccain_is_absent_on_america's_energy_crisis,_misses_eight_key_votes/

Then there was the important vote on medicare--the one that Ted Kennedy literally got up from his deathbed to come to the Senate to cast his vote. McCain was not present to vote on that one either.

Instead of STANDING UP for the people with his vote, McCain prefers to play it safe and stand down with his rich conservative friends--oh well they probably have a lot in common like 7 homes and 13 cars.

Had Enough Vote Democratic - New Website

Grassroots Democrat Bruce — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:54:15 EDT

What do you think of this new website by respected business professor Jack Walters?

http://www.hadenoughvotedemocratic.org/

PROTECT YOUR VOTE!

Liz — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:41:58 EDT

As the Queen (of my world), I added a new permanent page to my website. I share it here with you:

If you receive a request to register to vote or update your address in the mail, please take it to your local Democratic Headquarters and ask them to deal with it. This may be important. Some states allow the ruling party (the one who carried the last general election in the state) to send out these notices and to strike names from the registered voters rolls if voters don’t respond to these requests. (They “assume” that the voter either doesn’t exist or has moved from this precinct. It is a type of Jim Crow voter disinfranchisement trick.)

If you have not voted, the Queen has just added a new page to help you.

VOTE

It could not be easier! It only takes a few seconds. PLEASE DO IT NOW IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE. In many states, such as Texas, you only have until October 6 to register.

Select this Link:

https://www.voteforchange.com/?source=party0907

ISSUES, NOT RACE OR GENDER GAMES!

Conservative Democrat — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:35:07 EDT

THIS ELECTION IS NOT ABOUT RACE AND/OR GENDER. Yes, it's historic: We have the first black presidential nominee and women cracking through the top of the ticket. And as a black female, I am practically salivating. I just made two breakthroughs! But enough already!

THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT THE ISSUES: The economy! Health Care, Education, Failing Infrastructure, Port Security, the Economy! National Security, Jobs, Pensions, Toyota or GM, the Economy! Immigration, Housing, Retirement, the Wars in Iraq And Afghanistan, The Economy! Restoring American Credibility, our Reputation and Moral Standing in the World, The Deficit and Back to: The Economy!

AND THE SUPREME COURT!!!Those justices with one hand on the Constitution and the other hand on women's ovaries! An article titled: The Last Word -- on the back page of the May 12/2008 issue of the news magazine Newsweek calls Supreme Court justices among the most powerful people in America! She says their decisions affect and shape our lives for decades. Like: Brown v. Board of Education? Roe v. Wade. School Prayer. Eminent Domain. Unreasonable searches and protection from self-incrimination.

The Newsweek article says republican presidents have appointed all (but two) of the justices on the Supreme Court in the last 40-years and the court is now tilting in the direct of the ultra-conservative right with the appointments of Samuel Alito (he replaced Sandra Day O'Connor) and John Roberts, the Bush appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice.

And do not forget the lower courts. A USA Today article (May 12, 2008) cites President Ronald Reagan and his influence on the APPEALS COURTS. The author says 20-years ago, Reagan appointed justices to an influential set of 13 regional courts and these Appeals Court justices are now a dominant force in American law. Author says we are now feeling their decisions. These judges have apparently become the first in more than a half-century to say the Second Amendment protects individual rights to own guns. They also took the lead in ruling against affirmative-action (University of Michigan--the affirmative action plan at their law school) and other race-conscious policies. They also upheld bans on partial-birth abortion procedures before that even reached the Supreme Court!

Reagan was the one (according to the USA Today article) who set out to (quote) reverse the trend of judicial involvement in school integration, prison problems and the environment...(unquote) Reagan also broke the prior White House pattern of accepting senators preferences for appeals courts seats and put in place a sophisticated screening of candidates run by Department of Justice and White House lawyers. One critic in the article says good people were passed over because they were not ideologues. The author says president Bill Clinton did not want to expend major political capital with his court appointments. Clinton chose, instead, to put a priority on diversity and set records for appointing women and minorities.

A president Obama or John McCain will likely get to appoint several justices to our highest courts. The question for voters, especially female voters OF ALL RACES IS: Do you want more conservatives and ultra-right courts? Want judges legislating your reproductive decisions? If you do not, then decide carefully whom you vote for. Because you may try to exercise your free will to choose what to do with your fallopian tubes and find that a pit bull is blocking your path. With or without lipstick!

What are you made of?

Gene Madison — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:44:14 EDT

There are important decisions made everyday in everyone's lives. It might be assumed that those in the most important decision making positions on the authority of the United States, would make such decisions that should be based upon Principles.

But this leaves the question, When determining a Candidate for the office of President, what principles must a candidate have to either support, or in the case of proving a lack of the principle, do you dissent?

Senior Citizen Vote

Gabriel Felix — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:16:54 EDT

I would like to note that I had a very interesting conversation with an individual from the campaign team of a certain candidate for New York State Assembly regarding the senior citizen vote in New york City. This individual attempted to convince me that the senior citizen vote was very important and very easily obtained. I have to admit that I played dumb and wanted to hear what the individual, a middle-aged Hispanic female, had to say. She explained to me that Senior citizens are easily influenced by simply visiting them and promising them that you will do something to help reduce the cost of prescription drugs. I asked her, is that it? She laughingly shouted: "of course! Its so simple!" I had to laugh along with her and then I entered the train station wondering, how incredibly naive this individual was and how under appreciated the elderly community is. The senior citizen vote is crucial because it has proven to be a deciding factor in many races, but to assume that the elderly are naive and easily influenced is both a misconception and a blatant discriminatory concept. I hope that the unnamed candidate realizes this, or he/she will be in for a big surprise come election day.

Voting

Gabriel Felix — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:39:35 EDT

I hope that individuals take the opportunity to vote seriously in the upcoming primaries in New York City and on election day. We, collectively, need to spread the message that voting is a fundamental part of the American lifestyle and is more than just a right, but a dutiful responsibility that demonstrates our commitment to our system of government, our appreciation for our way of life, and our concern for the well being of both the nation and our fellow citizens. If we fail to get out there and vote, we essentially reduce ourselves to not being heard. Once we are not heard, we soon cease to exist in the public eye, and that is when neglect breeds tension and underfunded neighborhoods deteriorating into crime-infested centers of urban decay. Voting is power and we should never dismiss the influential power that our votes carry collectively.

Involvement

Gabriel Felix — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:27:30 EDT

I believe firmly in the involvement of the local population in all the decisions that their elected officials vote on. There should be no piece of legislation that members of the community are unaware of, and the involvement of the community should not be viewed as a hassle or obstacle, but as the foundation for all elected officials. Never should elected officials leave their communities in the dark, and the bottom line is, too many politicians take for granted the confidence of their constituency. This practice needs to be remedied, and I hope that aspiring politicians are taking heed to the warning that future constituents will not be so easily misinformed, and the voting, will again become a major American principle.

GA: VOTE TODAY!

Young Democrats of Georgia — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:09:26 EDT

Reminder: Today is the Democratic Primary Runoff. Several key races at the state and local level will be decided today in every precinct!

Make Your Voice Heard!

Poll Locator - http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/polllocator/

Problems Voting? - 1-866-698-6831

Even if you didn't vote on July 15th, you can still vote today! If you voted in the Democratic Primary on July 15th, you must vote in the Democratic Primary today!

Go Vote!

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Support the work of the Young Democrats by making a contribution online today at www.georgiayds.org/contribute.

Correction Regarding Senate Vote Requirements

Liz — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:37:09 EDT

The Democrats do not have enough members to control the Senate. In order to do that, we would need 60 Democratic Senators. This is the important fact for us to remember when supporting Democrats in the fall. Just because we have control of the gavel, does not mean that we have control of the Senate.

There are 49 Democrats and 49 Republicans and two independents. But because both of the independents caucus with the Democrats, the Democrats have a 51 to 49 majority and thus Democrats control the gavel with Harry Reid. However if you will consider that one of those Democrats is Lieberman who votes often with the Republicans, and if you will consider how rarely Republicans cross party lines in the Senate, you can see what a struggle it is for Democrats to pass legislation in the Senate—when it does happen it is only with many amendments to the legislation.

A post in regard to the vote I recently posted was incorrect in regard to the 2/3s majority required for every vote. This is not true. I apologize for posting this misinformation. The 2/3’s rule is required only in certain cases. Among them include ratification of treaties. But, as I said, only 2/3’s majority of a quorum present is required to impeach, not 2/3’s of the Senate. That is important to remember because it is easier to impeach than we may have been led to believe.