Libertarian Thread #2: We Shall Never Die!

Equality 7-2521 wrote: If you don't even understand the process, why are you sitting here criticizing people?

Fine.  Don't answer my question then.

It's NP James.
The primaries are for deciding party candidates only.
If you're a Dem you have to vote for the Dem candidates, same for Reps. Or the Green Party or legalize Marijuana party and etc. If you're Independent you may not get to at all, some states let you. Though it all varies.

In the actual election, you can vote for anyone. I can write in Aaron Turner from Isis if I want.

As a registered Democrat, I would have to switch to Republican to vote in that primary...but that's an easy thing to do.


Edited by JJLehto - January 05 2012 at 18:44

States are meant to be heterogeneous. The purpose of the country is to have independent states and a weak federal government binding them. I don't quite like the idea of a closed primary, but I do somewhat understand it. I wish PA did not have one. You can easily switch your affiliation though. I had many people I know switch to republican to vote for Ron Paul.

I'm not sure what you mean by spoil your paper. If you mean something that shows you came to vote, but you do not cast it for any candidate, then we do not have that. You can always write in a candidate as a spoiler. People often write in Mickey Mouse for this purpose. Since the ballots are secret though, I do not so much see the point though.

The debt is too damn high!

MY STUDENTS ARE TOO DAMN HIGH

Greatest candidate ever.


And he's running as a Republican this year lolol
Sounds like, (I guess) some type of communist.

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Are you trying to provide an example of a straw man argument?

I am saying that the free market does not avoid the problem at all because you cannot eliminate the existence of the commons.

Gamemako wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: Are you trying to provide an example of a straw man argument? I am saying that the free market does not avoid the problem at all because you cannot eliminate the existence of the commons.

We seemed to do an alright job with agriculture.

James wrote: If I switched from Labour to Conservative, my parents would disown me.  I hate the right-wing I realise Ron Paul is not your usual Republican but you're falling yourself if you think he's the saviour of The United States of America. So I'd just not bother switching, Brian and just not bother voting.

I question how much you even know about him. I think you're fooling yourself if you think there's a better candidate or if you think what any other candidate says will actually be true when they get elected.

Here's how much Republicans hate Paul - listened to Medved today, he was asked who'd he vote for in an Obama-Paul election.  He said he'd just stay home.