American Election System
 

I just finished reading another article about the american election system and I have 3 comments:

1) :1orglaugh
2) :(
3) May god be with us

I feel like the afghan system is much more advanced and way more secure. anyone remember the comments Castro made about the US after the 2000 election. The words "banana" and "republic" come to my mind.
It's very sad.

please tell me you are drunk. the Afghan system they put an ink spot on the voter's hand to tell if they voted yet or not. the problem being that the ink can be washed off.

Castro called America a banana republic?

welcome to demockracy.

I thought the irony in that sentence was easy to spot.
HOWEVER the US system is as unsecure because nobody has any control over votes that have been casted already.
I find it very sad that the 2nd time in a row the world is laughing about how america votes.

I guess you have never voted before

Whoever told you that the US was a democracy did not have a clue what they were talking about. We never claimed to be a democracy.

blame the democrats

remember the 2000 election? Considering all the bs that happened in florida he was 100% right.

go read a newspaper to inform you how every state is voting differently, some using computer system that nobody knows of if they are secure enough and the list goes on...

I stand by my earlier comment, and suggest that you have no idea what a Banana Republic is

So America is a small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity?

I didn't know that

dont they sell cloths?

if you mean clothes, yes, there used to be a store called Banana Republic in one of our malls . . . not sure about now though

i burnt itd downe

They sell bananas right? Other fruits too?

wow
what a smart comments :thumbsup for that :sleep

again, you have proven that you do not have a fucking clue what a banana republic is. BRISK was only trying to help.

Maybe this will help.

A small country that is economically dependent on a single export commodity, such as bananas, and is typically governed by a dictator or the armed forces.

a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)

Cuba would be an example of a banana republic

:)

I am talking about the democractic process in general. It is spouted around the world as being the be all and end all of freedom. It is a corrupt system, that whilst better than dictatorship, is so brutally flawed and corrupt it isn't funny. And in event, I always here US citizens, the US Government, the US media, etc spouting off how free and democratic your nation is.

thanks smart ass
I know what a banana republic is

I will explain my comments once more:
In 2000 when the whole world including the US was laughing about the election and the happenings in florida castro called it a soap opera election and said the a banana republic has a more advanced voting system.
That's it.
No need to explain me what a banana republic is, thanks

who cares what castro said? does it really matter?

the soap opera comment perfectly expresses what should not happen again, therefore it is a valid quote
fuck who said it

The system works, and a change of power happend without guns being drawn. Castro sure can't say that for himself.

sure thing
but you're from florida yourself,
do I really have to remind you of all the stuff that happened 4 years ago?

While the system may not be perfect, it is the best thing going for a nation of our size. I don't see millions trying to sneak into any other country, including yours

I watched a program by the BBC last night which showed what a mess the voting proceedure is in the states.

It pointed out that voting by an electronic device in a polling station was a vot that was almost impossible to check on a recount. Cards are rejected if the puch hole is not smack in the centre etc etc.

Why not use the method which has worked for CENTURIES in the UK? A card with all the candidates, with a little box next to their name wich you put a cross. Simple. The card is them placed in a secure box, under guard by a policeman. At 10 pm, when voting finishes, all the cards are checked and the winner is the one with the most votes!

So easy and FOOLPROOF.

dude, any election that comes down to such a close margin is going to have controversy and accusations, whether it is for the most powerful position in the free world, or president of the senior class at some high school.

I wanted Gore to win (well, not really, but I wanted him to win more than I wanted Bush to win), however it came down to the wire. My guy lost. Move on. It is not some fucking conspiracy that Bush won. Why is it that the crackers could figure out the ballot, but darkie couldn't? Lots of accusations were thrown. Apparently the Supreme Court (whom I trust to be as fucking smart as I know they are) felt differently.

You never answered my earlier question . . . have you ever voted before?

People aren't trying to sneak into any other country?

lol, I love arrogant American's. Believe me, I think America has a proud history, and heritage, one that rivals most in the world. But the arrogance of lazy, fat modern-American's such as yourself never ceases to amaze me.

Wake the fuck up, American's did not get where they are today by being complacent. They fought for what they had, and they built the land that they did. It was not the rich and the powerful that fought for that, but instead the common man, who believed a nation could be something greater than what it was.

Today American's, and all citiznes of the world really, should stand by similar principals. I am not suggesting people take up arms, but instead that they make a sustained effort to improve the freedom's, electoral process, and civilisation within which they find themselves.

Rather than looking to the outside world, it is time America, and American's looked at themselves. When your only choice for leader is between two billionaire's who differ only trivially, it should ring alarm bells. Instead, you are too busy patting yourself on the back for what previous generations of American's had achieved.

First, nothing personal, but fuck your BBC report. BBC airs programming that always is going into it with a slant against the US.

Secondly, to answer your question about why we don't put an X in a box like you do . . . and I can't believe I have to point out the obvious:

Population Estimates UK population rises to 59.6 million in 2003. . . . .and how many candidates? How many Propositions do you vote on? Judges? Senators? Reps? Local reps? State, County, City and District meansures do you have to vote on in every election?

We have a shit load more voters here, we try to evolve. There are ways to do jobs easier, and quicker.

The issue about the hole puch down the center must be some local jurisdiction, as we have been doing punch as ling as I have been voting I think (33 years), and it would be pretty difficult to not punch in the center. YOu would have to load the ballot incorrectly into its holder to mess it up.

millions? no

On 25 October 2004 at 19:25:09 (Canberra time), the resident population of Australia is projected to be: 20,202,234

Did you read what I said?

United States Population: 293,027,571 (July 2004 est.)

maybe that can put it in perspective for you

Has it occured to you that the biggest reason millions of people are trying to sneak into America (assuming millions is accurate) is that it simply shares a border with Mexico?

If Canada or Australia shared a border with Mexico, they'd have millions trying to get in their countries too

While many sneak in thru Mexico, you don't know what you are talking about if you think it is limited to Mexicans that are trying to get in. BTW, we have people sneaking in from Canada too.

If you take away Mexicans, are there still millions of people trying to sneak in?

I doubt it

My point is, that you make it sound like every other country in the world is insignificant since they don't have millions of Mexicans trying to sneak into their country.

No, then you are not understanding my point . . . so let me try again. Name another country that has such a diverse cultural make up, with people from every country in the world trying to gain entry both legally and illegally.

Please be able to provide some sort of proof.

I refuse to believe you are truly this stupid. Maybe that fat is seeping into your skull, because you really are a class A moron.

And tell me you fucking idiot, what does having a 'diverse cultural makeup' have to do with having a great country? Norway is said to have the highest standard of living in the world, and although they are now polluting that once beautiful culture and nation with Islam, etc, it still remains for the most part homogenous. Furthermore, Japan and Iceland possibly the most (if not the most) homogenous nations in the world are also amoung the most highly advanced.

Having Mexican and gangster 'culture' (which has no origins as a real culture apart from inside your television box) invade your country is nothing to be proud of, and it SURE as hell doesn't form part of the requirement of a great nation. It is about time you turned your TV off, or else stepped outside, little-Mexico isn't so pretty in real life.