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How do you vote? No, I’m not talking about voting up or down here on RP and I’m not asking if you vote democrat or republican. What I’m asking here is what is your mindset when you go to place your vote in political elections? Do you look for a candidate that promises the most advantages for yourself and your personal interests, or do you take a more macro outlook and vote for who you believe is best for the nation as a whole? Do you differentiate between those two views or do you see both sides of that question being the same for you? Do you have one single “issue” that dictates who you will vote for, or do you try to take a balanced approach?
I ask all of these questions because with the upcoming Presidential election in the news a lot many of the people in my life have been discussing these topics, and I’m curious to see what a more veteran viewpoint might be. What is your approach to voting?
I ask all of these questions because with the upcoming Presidential election in the news a lot many of the people in my life have been discussing these topics, and I’m curious to see what a more veteran viewpoint might be. What is your approach to voting?
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Posted 10 y ago
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SGT (Join to see) I vote based on who is acting based on American interests, not world's or societies or party interests, we have Constitutional principals that must be our guidance and a dash of realism because all candidates seem to be far from the mark.
I am a fiscal conservative, I have not seen a candidate keep their promises since Reagan, the first Presidential election I was able to participate in. I am a social conservative as well, but this alone will not drive my vote.
I have and will continue to vote against my own personal interests if I believe the principals/ethics of the person/candidate/party. I want accountability for both major parties for running up $20T in debt.
I am a fiscal conservative, I have not seen a candidate keep their promises since Reagan, the first Presidential election I was able to participate in. I am a social conservative as well, but this alone will not drive my vote.
I have and will continue to vote against my own personal interests if I believe the principals/ethics of the person/candidate/party. I want accountability for both major parties for running up $20T in debt.
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I put my 25% of my energy on national "voting", but most of my energy is on local. :) Local elected official have far more impact than anything the national can throw at you, and the local can always counter the national too if your senator fail to do anything.
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How I vote or have voted is based on my core values and beliefs if a candidate resonates with what my philosophy is I look at their past and consider it as a benchmark of what is to come.
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For the last several years I pick whoever is not an incumbent that I like the best
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SGT (Join to see)
Incumbency is not necessarily a bad thing in my opinion. What are your thoughts on it that drives you away from voting for an incumbent?
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SSG Ed Mikus
SGT (Join to see) - you're right, I am just sick if the same ol same ol, the way I see it the more fresh meat we vote in the more crap leaves.
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I think if Plato knew about American politics he would have replaced the first statement of his thesis if vote for one team you will be governed by your inferiors. I agree the real questions should be do you vote on the issues and the merit of the candidate to uphold the platform they are running on? I find the American way of choosing a team as if it were a Sunday night football game problematic. It means you filter your candidate based off of a label, and may chose to disregard the merits and agendas of the candidate.
Once I believed that as military guy I should vote for the GOP. Then I realized that the party who once championed the military has not shown it by there actions. They scream spend more on defense. What that means is cut back the blue suitor and replace it with the grey suitor, ie the gov contractor.
As I made the last statement you might have assumed I switched teams. Nope I just became their worst nightmare. If we want you treat this as a game than I become a referee, agnostic to either side and only support those I feel worthy my vote. If you look at my ballot you will never know what political party I belong to because it has votes to candidates both left and right. Then you will know I have no team, no one vs the other. My team is the entire nation as a whole and I chose my candidates that will do best for our entire nation and not one disenfranchised group vs one super privileged over another. I look at the average mean at what will be better for a nation as a whole.
Once I believed that as military guy I should vote for the GOP. Then I realized that the party who once championed the military has not shown it by there actions. They scream spend more on defense. What that means is cut back the blue suitor and replace it with the grey suitor, ie the gov contractor.
As I made the last statement you might have assumed I switched teams. Nope I just became their worst nightmare. If we want you treat this as a game than I become a referee, agnostic to either side and only support those I feel worthy my vote. If you look at my ballot you will never know what political party I belong to because it has votes to candidates both left and right. Then you will know I have no team, no one vs the other. My team is the entire nation as a whole and I chose my candidates that will do best for our entire nation and not one disenfranchised group vs one super privileged over another. I look at the average mean at what will be better for a nation as a whole.
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The problem with voting unfortunately is that we have people with no income casting equal vote as people who work 80-120 hrs. If you don't contribute then why do you have a say? If you are in the country illegally why are you voting? Why are the democrats stacking the electoral vote with immigrants in regions they need more votes? How can any reasonable human being possibly say that you don't need an I'd to vote when you need an I'd to even collect and cash your welfare check??( democrats)
All these issues and many more but thank God our forefathers set up this system of government in such a way that we have the right to vote and all corruption aside it still is better than most of the world.
All these issues and many more but thank God our forefathers set up this system of government in such a way that we have the right to vote and all corruption aside it still is better than most of the world.
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SrA Art Siatkowsky
LCpl Mark Lefler - well we could get into a fact battle again with each of us listing partisan sources counteracting each other or we can go to the next point ....if you don't contribute to the economy why do you get to say how the money is spent? Yeah our Constitution. So if Dems stop trying to change the second maybe we will stop looking at that part that we don't agree with?
Also, which side is arguing that people don't need I'd to vote? The only side that benefits from illegal voting...the Democrats.
Also, which side is arguing that people don't need I'd to vote? The only side that benefits from illegal voting...the Democrats.
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LCpl Mark Lefler
SrA Art Siatkowsky - actually republicans gain from illegal gerrymandering as for the 2nd if conservatives would stop thinking it allows them anything they want, any time they want there would be less of an issue.
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SrA Art Siatkowsky
Well I'd like a barret but don't know what I would do with it. If I thought for a second the Dems just want to limit assault weaps I'd have no issue but our pres keeps using Australia as his example of gun control and they took everything.
As to gerrymandering, we don't have an endless supply of immigrants voting republican to place in electoral regions where we need the vote but one party does....
But voter I'd is just plain common sense and one party fights it , not because they care about poor old grandma who doesn't have an I'd ( even though she does) its because the number of people voting illegally always benefits the Democrats.
As to gerrymandering, we don't have an endless supply of immigrants voting republican to place in electoral regions where we need the vote but one party does....
But voter I'd is just plain common sense and one party fights it , not because they care about poor old grandma who doesn't have an I'd ( even though she does) its because the number of people voting illegally always benefits the Democrats.
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LTC (Join to see)
Voting by those not in the country legally is a red herring. Voter fraud is statistically insignificant, and more likely to be done by fervent base (the believers) in a party than by those not allowed by to vote. That voter fraud is more likely by partisans voting mor than once than by an u documented immigrants, who have too much to lose with an illegal vote (lifetime bar to any immigration benefit.
The whole fear of undocumented immigrants voting is righ-wing propaganda with no significant basis in reality, but a sure way to rile up the conservative base.
The whole fear of undocumented immigrants voting is righ-wing propaganda with no significant basis in reality, but a sure way to rile up the conservative base.
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