Why, exactly, would one need to study 1000+ politicians? The most I've ever seen on a ballot is ~10. After all, you can't vote in ballots outside your own district...

Well you have to understand each person of a party, because a party is very different from person to person after all. Or is that not so? You just said that's so.

I said studying the party line is pointless. You should instead study the individuals running under said party in your district. Pretty straightforward...

Restrict vote to king and queen

Tzar is best. I support Pamyat.

well, there are bound to be dozens of candidates. There is more than Republican or Democrat. But again, your vote doesn't matter anyway.

Genghis, have you ever actually voted??

Genghis, there's usually only 2-4 candidates...

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I never have, like I said. I view it as useless. It's like the lottery. Your one vote isn't going to push the sway of 3 million. So be it if everybody else does not vote, more power to them for being smart.

Whoa there, buddy. I'm the politics guy here. That aside:

We should keep major criminals from voting, as well as make people know who they are voting for. Raising the voting age is not good. I am old enough to get myself legally shot, I should think I am old enough to get a say in who my leader should be. And I don't think voting should be restricted from anybody who isn't a felon or too young, for voting is a great liberty. I do think that all people who are able to vote should vote, because I don't think half the US even fills out their ballots anymore.

I disagree.

Genghis, so in other words you are completely ignorant and are speaking out of your ass. You speak with certainty about things you admittedly know nothing of and have never experienced.

That said, I do understand your disenfranchisement. In my state the victors are predetermined for most of the impactful races, especially the presidency.

Well I make educated guesses in this, as I have friends who vote and I piece together what I can.

I can understand why this would make you upset, but I'd rather we not devalue the arguments and instead argue the arguments?

If I'm reading this correctly, we're both in mutual understanding, ja?

You gotta admit, Genghis, Richard beat you.

This is a gentleman's game, Tyrion. You never win. You just do a little better each time.

No, Richard won.

Gentleman's games are outdated.

hey asshole, i make less than 26k!

how about this:

everyone who makes less than 26k gets to kick tyrion in the nuts on election day.

just out of spite im voting "NOT tyrion lannister" across the board. you just ruined your chance of ever holding public office, buddy.

Um.. Shyb... Both my parents make less than 26k.

Combined.

I come from an extremely poor family.

and don't get me started on felons. i don't know if this is nationwide or just in my state, but felons can't vote in indiana, for the rest of their lives. there is no way to ever completely pay for your crime. to me that is a cruel and unusual punishment and thus unconstitutional.

And several of my family members are felons.

Shall you continue?