How confident do you feel in your vote this November?

wilkette · #1 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 10:34 PM

Private poll. Regardless of whom you are voting for, do you really think they are the best candidate? Are you confident in their abilities to lead this country and feel that they truly were the best choice for the nomination?

silentpoet · #2 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 05:57 PM

I am most likely voting for Baldwin, the Constitution party candidate. So I actually feel better about my vote than if I just followed the herd.

NeverAlone · #3 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 07:03 PM

I still want to vote for Chuck Norris...

blessed and forgiven · #4 (**permalink**) 08-28-2008, 05:47 PM

It'd be so much easier if Jesus would run for office!

Tenor · #5 (**permalink**) 08-28-2008, 06:01 PM

the more that I think about it and the more that I try to understand politics, the more that I realize that Democracy only works until the people realize that they can vote people into office that will give them money from the public treasuries. When this happens then the so called politicians will promise, and give out more and more handouts to the people to stay in office because of the kickbacks that they receive for giving out money that was not theirs to give out to start with. (which none of these "programs" are Biblical to begin with).

if you look back through the Bible the strongest government that there was, was during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, and he was the most evil and powerful man there ever was IMO. For the Bible speaks of him this way in Daniel 5 "And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down."

one of the best quotes I can find for this right now reads this...

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship.~~~Alexander Fraser Tyler, "The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic"

NeverAlone · #6 (**permalink**) 08-28-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tenor

the more that I think about it and the more that I try to understand politics, the more that I realize that Democracy only works until the people realize that they get vote people into office that will give them money from the public treasuries. When this happens then the so called politicians will promise, and give out more and more handouts to the people to stay in office because of the kickbacks that they receive for giving out money that was not theirs to give out to start with. (which none of these "programs" are Biblical to begin with).

if you look back through the Bible the strongest government that there was, was during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, and he was the most evil and powerful man there ever was IMO. For the Bible speaks of him this way in Daniel 5 "And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down."

one of the best quotes I can find for this right now reads this...

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship.~~~Alexander Fraser Tyler, "The Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic"

The sad thing is its so true because people are selfish!

Wren · #7 (**permalink**) 08-29-2008, 02:18 AM

I voted 80-89%. I really wish the Democrat ticket was reversed though. Biden/Obama would be my dream ticket. Oh well, Obama was my third choice out of the people who ran in the primaries.

YoungJoonKim · #8 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Wren

I voted 80-89%. I really wish the Democrat ticket was reversed though. Biden/Obama would be my dream ticket. Oh well, Obama was my third choice out of the people who ran in the primaries.

Don't worry, there are still remains of racist extremism in America to er...assassinate President Obama.
Then Biden will be your president.