Time spent standing in line to vote - 2 hrs
Time filling out ballot- 5 min
Knowing I live in a country that allows me to vote - Priceless
Time spent standing in line to vote - 2 hrs
Time filling out ballot- 5 min
Knowing I live in a country that allows me to vote - Priceless
texmaster (11-06-2012)
Lets make sure EVERYONE can vote.
The right candidates win when that happens
texmaster (11-06-2012)
texmaster (11-06-2012)
I am sorry you do not live in a nation which allows you to vote.
I"m sorry but I must take issue with the OP here ladies and gentlemen.
Whether intended or not. I take offense when I see such sentiments expressed as "Knowing I live in a country that allows me to vote".
It is not a "privilege" to vote.
We are not "allowed by government to vote".
The right to vote, is a God given right, which is endowed upon us, it is inherent to all free men and women, merely by virtue of the fact that they are human beings.
It is a right, it is not a privilege which is either "allowed" or not "allowed" by government.
And it is a right, which while endowed to us by our creator as free human beings, it is also a right which has been secured for us time and time again, with the blood and sacrifice of many, many, countless thousands of Americans throughout the decades and centuries.
So while yes, I will agree that it is priceless, as are all our rights.
We are allowed nothing by government.
Indeed if it were a matter of being allowed a right to vote, given that most of human governments are despotic, tyrannies, you would have no right to vote.
As history shows us that government will invariably seek to deny the citizen the exercise of any given right, particularly in a system where the exercise of a right is "allowed" or "disallowed" by government, the instant it becomes no longer convenient for government to allow the exercise of said rights.
Last edited by JohnAdams; 11-06-2012 at 12:55 PM.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religiouspeople. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. ~Still waiting to see one of you liberals demonstrate that "separation of church and state" is a concept that is actually enumerated in our Constitution.
And not just a liberal activist, legislate from the bench, fabrication.
Mainecoons (11-06-2012),patlape (11-06-2012)
JohnAdams I believe we may be arguing semantics at this point. My intent, regardless of how it was read, was to express my thankfulness of being an American where my vote counts for something. There are many countries where people have no choice. I am blessed not to be there. There are many countries that people “vote” in that is for nothing (Russia, Iran, Egypt, Libya) I am thankful I am not there. I pray America never comes to that point and strongly believe that neither Liberals nor Conservatives would ever allow that to happen.
Thank you for your response none the less.
PL
Voting isn't a Religious matter, haven't you heard of separation of church and state? It is a privilege given to us by living in America, and we are very lucky to be able to do so.
Be thankful for that, but don't bring God into it.
Last edited by JohnAdams; 11-06-2012 at 06:37 PM.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religiouspeople. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. ~Still waiting to see one of you liberals demonstrate that "separation of church and state" is a concept that is actually enumerated in our Constitution.
And not just a liberal activist, legislate from the bench, fabrication.
I never said it was. Voting is up to the states, not the constitution.
The constitution hints at it though, by saying our government is elected by the people and by saying a person can't be denied the right to vote because of her age, race, or sex.
Look pal, I respect your belief in God, but don't go around telling people that our right to vote is given by him.
Since you bring up this "separation of church and state", surely you should have zero problem being able to demonstrate where it is enumerated at within our Constitution.
Meanwhile, as we all sit back and watch you do more contortions than a Cirque De Soleil Chinese acrobat trying to find that separation of church and state in our Constitution....
Here is little more "light reading" which wholly disputes the modern liberal, un-constitutional argument you make Pal:
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/cha...ranscript.html
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
Look pal, I hold your liberal claptrap lies, in the utmost of contempt.
So don't be going around, falsely and (as our founding documents cited above demonstrate) incorrectly telling people their rights stem from the power and authority of government, as opposed to having been endowed to them by their creator God at the moment of their birth.
Last edited by JohnAdams; 11-06-2012 at 07:12 PM.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religiouspeople. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. ~Still waiting to see one of you liberals demonstrate that "separation of church and state" is a concept that is actually enumerated in our Constitution.
And not just a liberal activist, legislate from the bench, fabrication.