Students for Gore - Exercise your right to vote!
 

If you are a student (either in high school, college, or grad school), make sure you have signed up with Students for Gore! They are coordinating a roll-out this week of students who support the Gore-Lieberman ticket, and need your names, e-mails, and state. Check out www.algore2000.com/sfg to
sign up! Or, e-mail Students for Gore Chair Alison Friedman at afriedman@gorenet.com.

Thanks.

What about students for Bush?

mgdzkm433, ARe you asking why didn't SkeeBunny post information about students for Bush? I certainly can't speak for SkeeBunny, but I think she was trying to pass on some information that would be of benefit to others. Maybe she did not have any information on Students for Bush, or, maybe she didn't think anyone would benefit from that information. I don't know. But, if you have some information that you think would be worthwhile, please share!

mgdzkm433- I'm with you. I am getting involved with the Young Republicans here myself. I for one am not anxious to see a One-World Order, Anti-gun president in the White House for yet another term.

Actually, I was just joking. I don't enjoy the political areana, and I'm no longer a student, I just thought I would insert the oposing side and see what happens. I plan on voting for Gore personally--I suppose I consider him the lessor of the two evils. I have noticed recently that Bush seems to target seniors in his campaign adds on TV, and I know that seniors and older adults vote more than young people, but I still can't help but think that although they are trying to appeal to the group that votes--we as young adults and teens are the future of the country. I feel it's more important to focus on the future of the country. Just my opinion. I haven't seen many of Gore's campain ads, which is odd considering I live in a democratic state, so I don't know what he is targeting. I do know I like his stand on education better than Bush. But one of the main reasons I plan to vote for Gore is the religion issue. I am all for freedom of religion--and from what I've read, Bush obviously is not. I believe people should be able to practice what they want, when they want. I read an artical about Bush--which I will try to find and post here--that he doesn't agree that witchcraft or wicca is a religion and that the people in the military should not be allowed to practice. It is by constitutional law a religion--made so in 1985 I believe. I will try to find the artical and post online. It is in the archives of www.witchvox.com. This is one of the main reasons I am not going to vote for Bush.

Here's the link:

http://www.witchvox.com/homepages/hp..._19990628.html

Whether it's Gore, Bush, Nader or LaRouche (I'm sure he's running again, isn't he?), REGISTER AND GET OUT AND VOTE! OUr forefathers and foremothers didn't fight for this right so we could take it for granted.

Here's a scary statistic from US News:

In 1900, voter turnout was 73.7%.

In 2000 (so far), it was 48.9%.

Just remember - if you don't exercise your right to vote, you lose your right to complain!

I just re-read my post, and I think I might have worded it poorly. While I do think it is a bizarre combination, I, too, think it is a good one.



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SilverTurtle@greekchat.com

Phi Beta Fraternity
Phi chapter

I definitely agree that to not vote is to surrender complaining rights. Also, to not vote because you don't like any of the candidates is not a good reason either, its avoiding the question.

As a response to the statistics above, don't forget that the percentage of the population allowed to vote is much higher now also.

Plus, it just occurred to me that the 48.9% voter turnout we have now is the percentage of REGISTERED voters which I believe is somewhere around half the eleigible voters. I am almost positive that I am correct on this.

I rarely like either of the candidates, and I get frustrated by the (unconstitutional) 2 party system that limits our choices so much.

But I wondered what everyone thought about the WWF voting campaing? (If you don't know, a lot of WWF stars, such as The Rock, have been speaking at both Republican and Democratic conventions in a general effort to get WWF fans out and voting). I guess it's like Rock the Vote for wrestling fans? It just seems like a bizarre combination to me.

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SilverTurtle@greekchat.com

Phi Beta Fraternity
Phi chapter

I think it is pretty neat. It is a bizarre combination but they are doing a great public service. They have registered over 60K voters, and I like the fact that they are encouraging people to vote but aren't telling them who to vote for. I am curious to know whether or not the candidate will accept the SmackDown! challenge. For anyone who doesn't know what that is, they are encouraging the cadidates (3rd party candidates also) to come on an episode of SmackDown and speak about the issues. I think it is a good way to get younger people to be more aware of what's going on.

ZetaAce

I hate to be a cynic, but voting for a third party candidate is throwing your vote away. I honestly wish it wasn't. I sure don't want to vote for Gore or Bush, but I honestly think Bush is the lesser of 2 evils. I just don't want 4 more years of bleeding heart liberals. I hate politics...

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

About 80% of the people I talk to say this same thing. Imagine if they all voted for that 3rd party candidate (assuming s/he was worth voting for)..

But.. I still can't figure out who's the least evil, either. *Sigh*

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SilverTurtle@greekchat.com

Phi Beta Fraternity
Phi chapter

Well, that's assuming all 80% vote for the same 3rd party candidate, and assuming the election system really works. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

I'm personally voting for Ralph Nader this November. Find out about other candidate, who will be ignored and silenced by the biased media during the debate. Here is his homepage www.votenader.com. Since I'm not the media, here are the full list of those running for the president, and their web sites.
Harry Browne (Libertarian) http://www.harrybrowne2000.org
Pat Buchanan (Reform) http://www.buchananreform.org
John Hagelin (Natural Law) http://www.hagelin.org
David McReynolds (Socialist) http://www.votesocialist.org
Ralph Nader (Green) http://www.votenader.com
Howard Phillips (Constitution) http://www.phillips2000.com
George Bush (Republican) http://www.georgewbush.com
Al Gore (Democrat) http://www.algore2000.com

And for the fun of it:
Darth Vader (Sith) http://www.vaderfor2000.org
Barbie (Independent?) http://Barbie.com/girls/wob/bfp/
Bill Gates http://www.billgates2000.net
Ambassador Duke http://www.duke2000.com


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“Addiction should never be treated as a crime. It has to be treated as a health
problem. We do not send alcoholics to jail in this country. Over 500,000 people are in our jails who are nonviolent drug users.”
-Ralph Nader

mgdzkm433,

From what I hear Gore takes a different stance on religon, or at least on what he believes. I could be wrong but he believes that the whole world should believe in what he believes or you will go to hell. I wasnt crazy about Gore's affiliation with Clinton's administration either. I think Bush is a better choice for the country. He has some great qualities and I like the way he carries himself. Bush would make a great President.

kmullini,
Are you sure about that with Gore? I mean really, no one really knows what this guy stands for, since he can say so many contracdictory things about any issue - it depends on who he is talking to, and how he wants to embellish the issue (read: lie). i.e. his dog/mother in law, the union label lullabye, his economic plan that no one can make sense of, creating the internet(?), creating SPR, the hollywood fracus....how much can anyone take?

I thought Clinton/Gore would be good for a change. I was truly wrong. This time it's Bush - you may not agree with everything he stands for, but you at least know what it is he does stand for. You get the truth from him on the issues. Integrity is a real issue with me.

LXAAlum, No, I'm not sure about that with Gore. I wouldnt be suprised though if it was true. You make a vaild arguement that he is definitely not up front and truthful. He does seem more like Clinton in the way he counter, deflects, and misrepresents the facts. I'm sure Clinton and Gore do stand for something even though you never really know and its definitely not integrity. Bush is what our country needs. Bush is definitely a better role model.

Um, are any politicians truthful? So far, I haven't heard anything about Gore's religious stance, but I have heard plenty about Bush's. I feel like Bush has singled out MY religion, saying that I shouldn't be allowed to practice it if I were to joined the military, and saying that it isn't even a religion in his eyes. Which says to me, that if he had the chance to change the law protecting my religion, he would. Now, you say that Gore feels that his way is the only way. Lots of people believe that, and I think it's great that people have that kind of faith in their religion. However, Gore has not singled out my religion (or any other that I'm aware of), which signifies to me that he is comfortable with the laws that protect religion. If I hear that Gore says the same thing as bush, I won't vote for him either. But untill then, Gore has my vote.

Yeaaaaa, Bush!

Gore is Clinton sans Monica.

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"It's a long long road, it's a big big world, we are wise wise women, we are giggling girls." ~Ani DiFranco~

Bush:

Vetoed the Patient's Bill of Rights in his home state.

Is against womens' choice.

Is against Affirmative Action.

Is against passing a Hate Crimes Law.

Is for using school vouchers???

I can't understand how any of you can be Pro-Bush. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/confused.gif I certainly voted Democrat today! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif:

WOW, I needed to update my views and candidate. I'm no longer a Gore voter. I'm a Nader Voter. When I really looked into him, I was like. . . wow, not THAT is someone I can vote for and LIKE IT!